Zip 24245 (Dungannon, VA) Climate

24245 Dungannon, VA has a humid subtropical climate, with warm and wet summers and mild winters. During the summer months, temperatures average in the upper 80s during the day and fall to the mid-60s at night. During winter, temperatures typically range from the 40s to the low 60s during the day and drop to near freezing at night. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 42 inches of rain each year. Snowfall is rare but usually occurs in December and January when winter temperatures are at its coldest.

Dungannon (zip 24245), Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dungannon (zip 24245) averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Dungannon (zip 24245). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dungannon (zip 24245) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24245 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.3 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 24245 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dungannon, 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 24245 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24245 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 24245 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 24245 zip code, there are 16.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24245 zip code with an average of 24.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 24245 zip code, there are 98.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 24245 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 24245 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 24245 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24245 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in the 24245 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

March is the rainiest month in the 24245 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 133.2 rainy days annually in the 24245 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.6 inches in the 24245 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24245 zip code with 3.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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