Zip 22640 (Huntly, VA) Climate

The climate in 22640 Huntly, VA is generally mild. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold but not extreme, with temperatures dropping down to an average of 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The area does receive a good amount of precipitation throughout the year, with snowfall occurring during the colder months. The warmest month is typically July, while the coldest month is usually January.

Huntly (zip 22640), Virginia gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Huntly (zip 22640) averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Huntly (zip 22640). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Huntly (zip 22640) 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 22640 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.4 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 22640 zip code, 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 the 22640 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In the 22640 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 22640 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 22640 zip code, there are 23.2 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 22640 zip code with an average of 22.1°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 22640 zip code, there are 112.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 22640 zip code, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 22640 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.

September is the wettest month in the 22640 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in the 22640 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 22640 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 115.3 rainy days annually in the 22640 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.3 inches in the 22640 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 22640 zip code with 9.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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