Grant Town, WV Climate


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Grant Town, WV has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot and humid summers and cold winters. In the summertime, temperatures can reach into the mid-80s with high humidity levels making it feel even hotter. The winter months are much colder, often dropping into the low 40s and sometimes into the 30s with occasional snowfall throughout the season. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year with an average of around 42 inches annually.

Grant Town, West Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grant Town averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 154 sunny days per year in Grant Town. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grant Town gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 151 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Grant Town is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Grant Town, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGrant Town, West VirginiaUnited States
  45.9 in.38.1 in.
  30.6 in.27.8 in.
  151.3 days106.2 days
  154 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  20.8°21.7°
  77
  3.54.3
  988 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 Grant Town with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in West Virginia. In Grant Town, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Grant Town are September, June and August.
In Grant Town, there are 8.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Grant Town with an average of 20.8°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Grant Town, there are 120.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Grant Town, there are 3.2 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 Grant Town 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 Grant Town with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 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 45.9 inches in Grant Town means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Grant Town with 15.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 151.3 rainy days annually in Grant Town, which is rainier than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.6 inches in Grant Town means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Grant Town with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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