Zip 24598 (Virgilina, VA) Climate

The climate of 24598 Virgilina, VA is generally mild and pleasant. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the hottest days. Winters are normally cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping down to as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, especially in the spring and fall when there is an average of 5-6 inches per month. The area sees very few extreme weather events such as hurricanes or severe thunderstorms due to its distance from both coasts. This makes for a comfortable climate that residents can take advantage of year round!

Virgilina (zip 24598), Virginia gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Virgilina (zip 24598) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Virgilina (zip 24598). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Virgilina (zip 24598) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24598 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

7.5 Summer - 6.5 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 24598 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Virgilina, Virginia	United States
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	89.0°	85.8°
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 24598 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In the 24598 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 24598 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 24598 zip code, there are 36.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24598 zip code with an average of 25.8°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In the 24598 zip code, there are 92.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In the 24598 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 24598 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 24598 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24598 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in the 24598 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

July is the rainiest month in the 24598 zip code with 9.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 95.9 rainy days annually in the 24598 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.2 inches in the 24598 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24598 zip code with 2.8 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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