Amherst, Virginia Climate
United States
Pop. 2,210 Elev. 229 m / 751 ft
TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·
Dry and hot, Amherst sees July highs of 91°F (33°C) and cold January lows of 27°F (-3°C). Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to around 108°F (42°C). Expect around 46 rainy days annually (37.1 in / 944 mm total), with snow on 4 days and 23 in (593 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 137 sunny days per year and around 26 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 91°F (33°C) high | 27°F (-3°C) low |
| Feels like | 108°F (42°C) high | 21°F (-6°C) low |
| Rain | 46 days | 37.1 in (944 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 4 days | 23.4 in (593 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 137 sunny | 26 stormy |
| Wind | 2.7 mph (1.2 m/s) avg |
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Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
32
Jan 53
Feb 45
Mar 64
Apr 69
May 54
Jun 60
Jul 56
Aug 56
Sep 43
Oct 43
Nov 53
Dec Humidity (%)
47
Jan 56
Feb 46
Mar 56
Apr 67
May 65
Jun 71
Jul 69
Aug 72
Sep 65
Oct 56
Nov 61
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F 6°C | 27°F -3°C | 2.0 in 51 mm | 5.0 in126 mm | 20 |
| February | 52°F 11°C | 33°F 1°C | 4.2 in 106 mm | 9.7 in246 mm | 11 |
| March | 66°F 19°C | 43°F 6°C | 1.2 in 30 mm | — | 14 |
| April | 74°F 23°C | 52°F 11°C | 3.3 in 84 mm | — | 8 |
| May | 75°F 24°C | 58°F 14°C | 7.7 in 195 mm | — | 6 |
| June | 89°F 32°C | 67°F 20°C | 2.5 in 63 mm | — | 11 |
| July | 91°F 33°C | 73°F 23°C | 5.8 in 147 mm | — | 6 |
| August | 83°F 28°C | 65°F 18°C | 1.3 in 33 mm | — | 9 |
| September | 80°F 27°C | 60°F 16°C | 4.6 in 117 mm | — | 11 |
| October | 68°F 20°C | 49°F 9°C | 2.2 in 57 mm | — | 16 |
| November | 61°F 16°C | 40°F 5°C | 1.0 in 26 mm | 0.0 in0 mm | 15 |
| December | 47°F 8°C | 30°F -1°C | 1.4 in 36 mm | 8.7 in221 mm | 10 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 0 |
| February | 11 | 0 |
| March | 14 | 0 |
| April | 8 | 1 |
| May | 6 | 5 |
| June | 11 | 3 |
| July | 6 | 10 |
| August | 9 | 1 |
| September | 11 | 3 |
| October | 16 | 2 |
| November | 15 | 0 |
| December | 10 | 1 |