Mount Sidney, VA Climate

Mount Sidney, VA has a humid subtropical climate typical of the Southeast United States. Summers are hot and humid with frequent showers and thunderstorms while winters tend to be mild with some occasional periods of cold weather. Fall is usually dry and mild with temperatures gradually cooling to winter lows. Spring is typically warm and wet, with rain becoming more frequent in May as the weather warms up for summer. Overall, Mount Sidney enjoys four distinct seasons throughout the year.

Mount Sidney, Virginia gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Sidney averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Mount Sidney. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Sidney gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mount Sidney is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.5 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Mount Sidney, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mount Sidney, Virginia	United States
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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 Mount Sidney with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Mount Sidney, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Sidney are September, June and May.

In Mount Sidney, there are 13.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Sidney with an average of 20.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In Mount Sidney, there are 129.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In Mount Sidney, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Mount Sidney but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Mount Sidney.

July is the wettest month in Mount Sidney with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.7 inches in Mount Sidney means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in Mount Sidney with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 119.3 rainy days annually in Mount Sidney, which is rainier than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.7 inches in Mount Sidney means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Mount Sidney with 6.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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