Zip 24483 (Vesuvius, VA) Climate

Vesuvius, VA (24483) is located in the southwestern part of Virginia and experiences a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid, while winters are mild with occasional cold snaps. The average temperature ranges from highs of 86°F in the summer to lows of 29°F in winter. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with an average annual total of 44 inches. Snowfall is rare but does occur during winter months, with an average accumulation of 7 inches per year.

Vesuvius (zip 24483), Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Vesuvius (zip 24483) averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Vesuvius (zip 24483). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Vesuvius (zip 24483) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24483 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.6 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 24483 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 24483 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24483 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 24483 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 24483 zip code, there are 13.2 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 24483 zip code with an average of 21.4°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24483 zip code, there are 124.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24483 zip code, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 24483 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 24483 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24483 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.4 inches in the 24483 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24483 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 109.4 rainy days annually in the 24483 zip code, which is less rainy 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.5 inches in the 24483 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24483 zip code with 7.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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