Idamay, WV Climate


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Idamay, WV has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. During the summer months, temperatures can reach into the 90s Fahrenheit during the day while nights are milder with temperatures dropping to around 60 degrees Fahrenheit. In the winter months, temperatures can plunge to single digits at night while daytime highs may remain in the thirties. Rainfall is common throughout all four of the seasons with heavy rain showers in both spring and autumn. Snow during winter months is also common but usually melts quickly due to high temperatures during the day.

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

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

On average, there are 153 sunny days per year in Idamay. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Idamay gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 150 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 21
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Idamay is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

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

  ClimateIdamay, West VirginiaUnited States
  46.7 in.38.1 in.
  30.8 in.27.8 in.
  149.9 days106.2 days
  153 days205 days
  83.3°85.8°
  21.1°21.7°
  7.17
  3.54.3
  1178 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 Idamay with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in West Virginia. In Idamay, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Idamay are September, June and August.
In Idamay, there are 7.7 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 Idamay with an average of 21.1°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Idamay, there are 119.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
In Idamay, there are 2.3 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 Idamay 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 Idamay with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.7 inches in Idamay means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Idamay with 15.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 149.9 rainy days annually in Idamay, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.8 inches in Idamay means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Idamay with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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