Zip 24531 (Chatham, VA) Climate

The climate in 24531 Chatham, VA is generally mild with four distinct seasons. In the spring, temperatures range from highs in the mid-60s to lows in the 40s. The summer months bring warmer temperatures with highs often reaching into the mid-80s and lows in the upper 50s. Fall brings cooler temperatures back, with highs typically in the 70s and lows around 40 degrees. Winter gets colder still, with highs sometimes reaching into the 40s and lows often dropping to near freezing. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year with an average total of around 42 inches annually.

Chatham (zip 24531), Virginia gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chatham (zip 24531) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Chatham (zip 24531). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chatham (zip 24531) 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24531 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

8 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 24531 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Chatham, Virginia	United States
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	87.1°	85.8°
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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 24531 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In the 24531 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 24531 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24531 zip code, there are 23.7 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 24531 zip code with an average of 24.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 24531 zip code, there are 107.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24531 zip code, 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 24531 zip code 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 24531 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24531 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.0 inches in the 24531 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24531 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in the 24531 zip code, 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 Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.0 inches in the 24531 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24531 zip code with 2.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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