Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Vine Hill United States

In Vine Hill, the summers are long, warm, arid, and mostly clear and the winters are short, cold, wet, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 40°F to 86°F and is rarely below 32°F or above 97°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Vine Hill for warm-weather activities is from mid June to late September.

The hot season lasts for 4.0 months, from June 5 to October 6, with an average daily high temperature above 80°F. The hottest month of the year in Vine Hill is July, with an average high of 86°F and low of 58°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from November 25 to February 14, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest month of the year in Vine Hill is January, with an average low of 41°F and high of 57°F.

In Vine Hill, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Vine Hill begins around May 16 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around October 24.

The clearest month of the year in Vine Hill is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 90% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 24 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around May 16.

The cloudiest month of the year in Vine Hill is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 56% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Vine Hill varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.1 months, from November 3 to April 8, with a greater than 15% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Vine Hill is February, with an average of 8.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.9 months, from April 8 to November 3. The month with the fewest wet days in Vine Hill is July, with an average of 0.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Vine Hill is February, with an average of 8.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 29% on February 20.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Vine Hill experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from October 3 to May 12, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Vine Hill is February, with an average rainfall of 3.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.7 months, from May 12 to October 3. The month with the least rain in Vine Hill is July, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Vine Hill varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 31 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 48 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:45 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 51 minutes later at 7:35 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:48 PM on December 5, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 47 minutes later at 8:35 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Vine Hill during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Vine Hill, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Vine Hill experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from April 10 to September 10, with average wind speeds of more than 8.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Vine Hill is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.0 months, from September 10 to April 10. The calmest month of the year in Vine Hill is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.8 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Vine Hill varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 9.2 months, from February 11 to November 16, with a peak percentage of 95% on August 1. The wind is most often from the north for 2.8 months, from November 16 to February 11, with a peak percentage of 42% on January 1.

Vine Hill is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.4 months, from August 7 to October 20, with an average temperature above 57°F. The month of the year in Vine Hill with the warmest water is September, with an average temperature of 57°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.3 months, from March 10 to June 18, with an average temperature below 53°F. The month of the year in Vine Hill with the coolest water is May, with an average temperature of 53°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Vine Hill throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Vine Hill for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to late September, with a peak score in the first week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Vine Hill for hot-weather activities is from late June to mid September, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Vine Hill typically lasts for 12 months (351 days), from around January 6 to around December 23, rarely starting after February 15, or ending before November 25.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Vine Hill should appear around February 10, only rarely appearing before January 29 or after February 22.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 6 to August 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Vine Hill is June, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from November 3 to February 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Vine Hill is December, with an average of 2.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Vine Hill are 38.009 deg latitude, -122.096 deg longitude, and 23 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Vine Hill contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 381 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 85 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,680 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,078 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Vine Hill is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and cropland (25%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (29%), and within 50 miles by cropland (23%) and grassland (23%).