Zip 24148 (Ridgeway, VA) Climate

Ridgeway, VA (24148) has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. During the summer months, temperatures are hot and humid with an average high of 86 degrees Fahrenheit and an average low of 64 degrees Fahrenheit. In the winter, temperatures tend to be milder with an average high of 49 degrees Fahrenheit and an average low of 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and fall are both generally pleasant with temperatures ranging from mild to warm each day. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging 46 inches per year.

Ridgeway (zip 24148), Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ridgeway (zip 24148) averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Ridgeway (zip 24148). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ridgeway (zip 24148) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24148 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

7.9 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 24148 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ridgeway, Virginia	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	5.9 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	216 days	Unlock
	87.5°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.5	Unlock
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	835 ft.	Unlock

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 24148 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In the 24148 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 24148 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 24148 zip code, there are 27.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24148 zip code with an average of 25.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 24148 zip code, there are 101.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 24148 zip code, there are 0.3 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 24148 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 24148 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24148 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.5 inches in the 24148 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24148 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 111.5 rainy days annually in the 24148 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in the 24148 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24148 zip code with 2.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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