Middletown, VA Climate

Middletown, VA has a moderate climate year-round with warm summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80°F, while the winter months average at around 40°F. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, usually occurring in the form of rain or snow showers. Humidity levels are generally low, making for comfortable outdoor conditions most of the year.

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

Middletown averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Middletown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Middletown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Middletown, while January and February 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 Middletown with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Middletown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Middletown are September, June and May.

In Middletown, there are 18.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Middletown with an average of 21.3°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Middletown, there are 118.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Middletown, there are 1.2 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 Middletown 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.

May is the wettest month in Middletown with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.2 inches in Middletown means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in Middletown with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 113.3 rainy days annually in Middletown, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 22.4 inches in Middletown means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Middletown with 7.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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