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United States / West Virginia / No Metro Area / Mingo County / Gilbert Creek / Zip Codes
Gilbert Creek, WV has a moderate climate with mild temperatures during the summer and cold temperatures during the winter. Generally, summers are warm but not too hot and winters are chilly, with occasional snowfall throughout the season. The area also receives an average amount of rainfall every year, making it an ideal spot to enjoy the outdoors all year round.

Gilbert Creek, West Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gilbert Creek averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Gilbert Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gilbert Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gilbert Creek is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.7 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Gilbert Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGilbert Creek, West VirginiaUnited States
  46.5 in.38.1 in.
  18.5 in.27.8 in.
  139.5 days106.2 days
  164 days205 days
  82.5°85.8°
  22.2°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  1106 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 Gilbert Creek with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In Gilbert Creek, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gilbert Creek are September, June and August.
In Gilbert Creek, there are 5.6 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 Gilbert Creek with an average of 22.2°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Gilbert Creek, there are 120.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Gilbert Creek, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Gilbert Creek but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Gilbert Creek with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.5 inches in Gilbert Creek means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Gilbert Creek with 13.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 139.5 rainy days annually in Gilbert Creek, which is less rainy than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 18.5 inches in Gilbert Creek means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Gilbert Creek with 7.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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