Shawsville, VA Climate

The climate in Shawsville, VA is generally mild and humid. Summers are usually warm and sunny, with occasional days of high humidity and temperatures reaching the upper 80s. Winters are mild with occasional snowfall, but rarely dropping below freezing. Spring and fall are temperate, making it an ideal place to enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking or camping. The average annual precipitation is around 41 inches, spread out over the months of April through October.

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

Shawsville averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Shawsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shawsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 23
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Shawsville is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.5 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Shawsville, 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 Shawsville with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Shawsville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Shawsville are September, June and May.

In Shawsville, there are 15.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Shawsville with an average of 23.2°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Shawsville, there are 112.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Shawsville, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Shawsville 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 Shawsville.

July is the wettest month in Shawsville with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.6 inches in Shawsville means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in Shawsville with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 117.2 rainy days annually in Shawsville, which is rainier than most 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 14.5 inches in Shawsville means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Shawsville with 4.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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