Zip 24134 (Pearisburg, VA) Climate

Pearisburg, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Temperatures can reach up to 86°F in the summer months and dip down as low as 28°F in winter. Rainfall averages around 41 inches per year, although there are occasional periods of drought. The area is also susceptible to strong thunderstorms during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is usually light but does occur from time to time, usually two or three times a year.

Pearisburg (zip 24134), Virginia gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pearisburg (zip 24134) averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Pearisburg (zip 24134). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pearisburg (zip 24134) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 21
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24134 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 5.5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 24134 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 24134 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In the 24134 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 24134 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 24134 zip code, there are 6.6 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 24134 zip code with an average of 20.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 24134 zip code, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 24134 zip code, there are 1.0 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 24134 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.

July is the wettest month in the 24134 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.4 inches in the 24134 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24134 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 117.2 rainy days annually in the 24134 zip code, which is rainier 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.7 inches in the 24134 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 24134 zip code with 6.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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