Pine Grove, WV Climate


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United States / West Virginia / No Metro Area / Wetzel County / Pine Grove / Zip Codes
Pine Grove, WV has a humid subtropical climate, with warm to hot summers and mild winters. Average temperatures range from the high 40's during the winter months to the low 80's during the summer. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with spring being the wettest season and autumn being the driest. The area experiences all four seasons, with snowfall occurring mostly in winter months, although light dustings of snow can sometimes occur in late fall or early spring.

Pine Grove, West Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pine Grove averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Pine Grove. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pine Grove gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 20
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Pine Grove, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePine Grove, West VirginiaUnited States
  44.3 in.38.1 in.
  24.0 in.27.8 in.
  141.4 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  84.2°85.8°
  19.8°21.7°
  7.17
  3.44.3
  715 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 Pine Grove with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in West Virginia. In Pine Grove, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pine Grove are September, June and May.
In Pine Grove, there are 10.9 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 Pine Grove with an average of 19.8°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Pine Grove, there are 127.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Pine Grove, there are 4.0 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 Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February 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 44.3 inches in Pine Grove means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Pine Grove with 14.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 141.4 rainy days annually in Pine Grove, which is less rainy 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 24.0 inches in Pine Grove means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Pine Grove with 9.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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