Zip 24127 (New Castle, VA) Climate

New Castle, VA (24127) is located in the humid subtropical climate zone, with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures typically ranging from the mid-70s to low 90s. Winters are mild and wet, with temperatures usually ranging between the upper 30s to low 50s. Spring and fall seasons experience moderate temperatures and occasional precipitation. During the summer months, there is an average of 4.3 inches of rainfall while during the winter months there is an average of 5.5 inches of rainfall. New Castle experiences on average 205 sunny days per year with some areas receiving up to 230 sunny days annually.

New Castle (zip 24127), Virginia gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Castle (zip 24127) averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in New Castle (zip 24127). The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Castle (zip 24127) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24127 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Virginia.

8.7 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 24127 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	New Castle, 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 24127 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In the 24127 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 24127 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 24127 zip code, there are 4.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24127 zip code with an average of 20.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 24127 zip code, there are 133.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 24127 zip code, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 24127 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.

May is the wettest month in the 24127 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.8 inches in the 24127 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24127 zip code with 13.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 128.5 rainy days annually in the 24127 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 27.0 inches in the 24127 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 24127 zip code with 7.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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