Albright, WV Climate


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Albright, WV is located in the Appalachian Mountains and has a humid continental climate. Winters are cold and cloudy with temperatures usually below freezing at night and in the 20s during the day. Snowfall is typical during winter months, although snow amounts vary from year to year. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures typically ranging from the mid-70s to lower-90s during the day. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year with most occurring in spring and summer months.

Albright, West Virginia gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albright averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 152 sunny days per year in Albright. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albright gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 165 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Albright is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Albright, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAlbright, West VirginiaUnited States
  48.7 in.38.1 in.
  47.3 in.27.8 in.
  164.7 days106.2 days
  152 days205 days
  82.5°85.8°
  20.2°21.7°
  6.97
  3.54.3
  1211 ft.2443 ft.
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 Albright with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In Albright, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Albright are June, September and August.
In Albright, there are 6.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in West Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Albright with an average of 20.2°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Albright, there are 124.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Albright, there are 3.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Albright but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Albright with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 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 48.7 inches in Albright means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Albright with 16.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.3 rainy days. There are 164.7 rainy days annually in Albright, which is one of the rainiest places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 47.3 inches in Albright means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Albright with 16.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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