Zip 24293 (Wise, VA) Climate

The climate in 24293 Wise, VA is temperate and experiences all four seasons. Summers are typically warm with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to the low 80s. Winters are cold, with temperatures ranging from the low 20s to the high 30s. Spring and fall can be mild or cool, depending on the year. The area receives a moderate amount of precipitation throughout the year, with an average of around 48 inches per year. Snowfall usually happens between late November and early March but varies from year to year depending on weather patterns.

Wise (zip 24293), Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wise (zip 24293) averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Wise (zip 24293). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wise (zip 24293) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 155 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24293 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 24293 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Wise, Virginia	United States
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	80.3°	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 24293 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In the 24293 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 24293 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 24293 zip code, there are 1.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24293 zip code with an average of 22.4°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24293 zip code, there are 106.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24293 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 24293 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 24293 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in the 24293 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24293 zip code with 14.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 155.0 rainy days annually in the 24293 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 43.2 inches in the 24293 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24293 zip code with 12.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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