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United States / West Virginia / Weirton-Steubenville Metro Area / Brooke County / Windsor Heights / Zip Codes
Windsor Heights, WV has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months ranges between 75°F and 85°F, with occasional heat waves bringing temperatures even higher than 90°F. In the winter months, temperatures can dip down to as low as 15°F. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with snowfall occasionally occurring during the winter months.

Windsor Heights, West Virginia gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Windsor Heights averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Windsor Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Windsor Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 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 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateWindsor Heights, West VirginiaUnited States
  39.1 in.38.1 in.
  19.7 in.27.8 in.
  147.9 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  83.3°85.8°
  22.0°21.7°
  7.17
  3.44.3
  1001 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 Windsor Heights with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in West Virginia. In Windsor Heights, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Windsor Heights are June, September and August.
In Windsor Heights, there are 8.5 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 Windsor Heights with an average of 22.0°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Windsor Heights, there are 107.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Windsor Heights, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Windsor Heights 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.
June is the wettest month in Windsor Heights with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in Windsor Heights means that it is one of the driest places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Windsor Heights with 15.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 147.9 rainy days annually in Windsor Heights, which is about average compared to other 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 19.7 inches in Windsor Heights means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Windsor Heights with 6.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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