Roanoke Metro Area, VA Climate

The Roanoke, VA Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. The warmest month is July, when temperatures average near 80°F (27°C). The coldest month is January, when temperatures dip to an average of 33°F (0.5°C). Rainfall throughout the year is plentiful with May being the wettest month and October being the driest. Snowfall occurs annually during winter months, with December and January generally having the most snowfall. Summers are hot and humid while winters tend to be mild but can have occasional periods of very cold weather.

Roanoke Metro Area, Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Roanoke Metro Area 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 Roanoke Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Roanoke Metro Area 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Roanoke metro area is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

8.2 Summer - 6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the Roanoke metro area, while January and December 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 the Roanoke metro area with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In the Roanoke metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Roanoke metro area are September, May and June.

In the Roanoke metro area, there are 22.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Roanoke metro area with an average of 25.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the Roanoke metro area, there are 98.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the Roanoke metro area, 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 the Roanoke metro area 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 the Roanoke metro area.

July is the wettest month in the Roanoke metro area with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.6 inches in the Roanoke metro area means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the Roanoke metro area with 12.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 117.1 rainy days annually in the Roanoke metro area, 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 14.6 inches in the Roanoke metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the Roanoke metro area with 4.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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