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Temperatures, Precipitation, and Sunshine on campus:

Check below to read averages, minimums, and about daylight on the VTU campus.

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During the School Year:
*all schools based on a 250 day school year

Daylight

Avg Number of daylight hours

12.2 hrs

Cornell University	↑0.2hrs
Harvard University	↑0.2hrs
Yale University	↑0.1hrs
Princeton University	↑0.1hrs
University of Virginia	~hrs
University of California Berkeley	~hrs
Stanford University	~hrs

Avg % of day spent cloudy

53.2%

University of Virginia	↓11.7%
Princeton University	↓11.3%
Yale University	↓9.9%
University of California Berkeley	↑1.9%
Harvard University	↑5.1%
Stanford University	↑5.2%
Cornell University	↑11.5%

Avg non-cloudy-ish sunlight hours
(subtracting away average cloudiness)

5.7 hrs

Princeton University	↑1.5
University of Virginia	↑1.4
Yale University	↑1.3
University of California Berkeley	↓0.2
Harvard University	↓0.6
Stanford University	↓0.6
Cornell University	↓1.4

Precipitation

Avg % of day spent precipitating

4.0%

Stanford University	↓0.8%
University of California Berkeley	↑1.2%
University of Virginia	↑3.2%
Yale University	↑3.5%
Princeton University	↑4.8%
Harvard University	↑6.1%
Cornell University	↑9.4%

Temperatures

Average Temperature

46.8F

Stanford University	↑9.8F
University of California Berkeley	↑8.0F
University of Virginia	↑2.2F
Princeton University	↓0.1F
Yale University	↓2F
Harvard University	↓2.5F
Cornell University	↓7.7F

Maximum Temperature

91.4F

Cornell University	↑21.6F
Stanford University	↑7.2F
University of California Berkeley	↑5.4F
Harvard University	↑3.6F
Princeton University	↑1.8F
University of Virginia	↑1.8F
Yale University	↓7.2F

Minimum Temperature

-2.2F

University of California Berkeley	↑30.6F
Stanford University	↑27.0F
Princeton University	↑3.6F
University of Virginia	↑1.8F
Yale University	~F
Harvard University	↓5.4F
Cornell University	↓14.4F

Windchill Minimum

-21.5F

University of California Berkeley	↑44.1F
Stanford University	↑40.5F
University of Virginia	↑6.1F
Yale University	↑0.5F
Princeton University	↓2.1F
Cornell University	↓10.2F
Harvard University	↓16.6F

Relevant quotes pertaining to the weather

“... For the most part it rains all Fall, snows all Winter, and rains all Spring ...”
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“... CAMPUS: one word to describe the campus and the weather--grey ...”
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“... Just beware of the weather ...”
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“... Plus, every year at the first big snowfall there's a massive snowball fight between the corps and civies that spans about two football fields .....”
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“... Everybody on campus is friendly and open and sunny days on drill field really make you feel at home ...”
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“... The campus is beautiful, especially in the summer when there is almost always no clouds in the sky ...”
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“... When the weather is warmer, hiking, tubing on the New River, and outdoor activities in general are superb ...”
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“... The winter weather is hellish and dismal ...”
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