Bensley, VA Climate

Bensley, VA has a humid subtropical climate with cool winters and hot summers. The average temperature in the winter months ranges between 33°F to 57°F while in the summer months it can reach up to 86°F. Precipitation is fairly high throughout the year, with rainfall all year long. April is usually the wettest month, while October is typically the driest month. Humidity levels tend to be higher during the summertime due to the intense heat and humidity of the air surrounding Bensley.

Bensley, Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bensley averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Bensley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bensley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bensley is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

7 Summer - 6.3 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Bensley, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

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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 Bensley with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Virginia. In Bensley, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bensley are May, September and October.

In Bensley, there are 42.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bensley with an average of 28.0°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In Bensley, there are 79.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In Bensley, there are 0.0 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 Bensley 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 Bensley.

August is the wettest month in Bensley with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in Bensley means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

July is the rainiest month in Bensley with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in Bensley, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.4 inches in Bensley means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Bensley with 3.1 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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