Zip 22701 (Culpeper, VA) Climate

22701 Culpeper, VA has a humid subtropical climate, meaning that summers are generally hot and humid while winters are typically cold and wet. Average summer temperatures usually reach the mid 80s, while winter temperatures can get down to the mid 20s. Rainfall is spread out relatively evenly throughout the year with a total average of around 42 inches per year. During the summer months, there is an increased chance of thunderstorms due to its close proximity to the warm Atlantic Ocean. During the winter months, snow does occur but rarely accumulates significantly due to its low elevation.

Culpeper (zip 22701), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Culpeper (zip 22701) averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Culpeper (zip 22701). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Culpeper (zip 22701) 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 22701 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.1 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 22701 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Culpeper, Virginia	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	19.3 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	197 days	Unlock
	86.5°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.3	Unlock
	Unlock	4.3
	399 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 22701 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In the 22701 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 22701 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 22701 zip code, there are 19.8 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 22701 zip code with an average of 22.2°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 22701 zip code, there are 109.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 22701 zip code, there are 0.7 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 22701 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 22701 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 22701 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.0 inches in the 22701 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 22701 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 116.5 rainy days annually in the 22701 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 19.3 inches in the 22701 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 22701 zip code with 6.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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