Zip 23936 (Dillwyn, VA) Climate

23936 Dillwyn, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 79°F and the average temperature in the winter is around 46°F. During the spring and fall, temperatures can range from mid-50s to mid-80s. Precipitation throughout the year averages around 47 inches, and there are occasional thunderstorms during summer months. Humidity levels can get high during the summer months, especially in July and August.

Dillwyn (zip 23936), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dillwyn (zip 23936) averages 13 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 Dillwyn (zip 23936). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dillwyn (zip 23936) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 23936 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

7.5 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 23936 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dillwyn, 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 the 23936 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In the 23936 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 23936 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 23936 zip code, there are 39.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 23936 zip code with an average of 23.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 23936 zip code, there are 110.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 23936 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 can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 23936 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 23936 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 23936 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.5 inches in the 23936 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 23936 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 105.2 rainy days annually in the 23936 zip code, which is less rainy 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.9 inches in the 23936 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 23936 zip code with 4.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.