Zip 24325 (Dugspur, VA) Climate

24325 Dugspur, VA has a subtropical humid climate, with mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperature in July is around 88°F and the average low temperature in January is around 32°F. The area receives an average of 46 inches of rain per year and has an average of 211 days of sunshine each year. The area is generally very humid but temperatures are often moderated by breezes from the nearby mountains.

Dugspur (zip 24325), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dugspur (zip 24325) averages 18 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 Dugspur (zip 24325). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dugspur (zip 24325) 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24325 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 24325 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dugspur, 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 24325 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In the 24325 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 24325 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 24325 zip code, there are 1.7 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 24325 zip code with an average of 21.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 24325 zip code, there are 130.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 24325 zip code, there are 0.9 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 24325 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.

June is the wettest month in the 24325 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 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 43.9 inches in the 24325 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24325 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 112.2 rainy days annually in the 24325 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 17.7 inches in the 24325 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 24325 zip code with 5.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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