Zip 24528 (Brookneal, VA) Climate

24528 Brookneal, VA has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average temperature in summer is usually around 81°F while in winter it gets as low as 40°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, reaching an average of 45 inches per year with a peak in the late spring and early fall months. Snowfall is rare and sporadic but has been known to occur during some winters. Humidity levels are usually high due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean making for pleasant yet warm weather all year round.

Brookneal (zip 24528), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brookneal (zip 24528) averages 10 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 Brookneal (zip 24528). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brookneal (zip 24528) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 23
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24528 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.2 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 24528 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Brookneal, Virginia	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	9.6 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	219 days	Unlock
	85.7°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.4	Unlock
	Unlock	4.3
	566 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 24528 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24528 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 24528 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24528 zip code, there are 20.9 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 24528 zip code with an average of 22.7°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24528 zip code, there are 117.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24528 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 24528 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 24528 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24528 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in the 24528 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24528 zip code with 10.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 104.7 rainy days annually in the 24528 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 9.6 inches in the 24528 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24528 zip code with 3.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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