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United States / West Virginia / No Metro Area / Ritchie County / Auburn / Zip Codes
Auburn, WV has a humid continental climate featuring hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. The warmest month of the year is July with an average high temperature of 84°F (29°C) and the coldest month is January with an average low temperature of 18°F (-8°C). Annual precipitation averages 42 inches (1070 mm), with snowfall averaging just over 30 inches (762 mm) each year. The area experiences all four seasons, though summertime humidity can be quite oppressive.

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

Auburn averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Auburn. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Auburn gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 145 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.1 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Auburn, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Auburn with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In Auburn, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Auburn are September, May and June.
In Auburn, there are 14.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in West Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Auburn with an average of 21.1°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Auburn, there are 122.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Auburn, there are 2.4 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 Auburn 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 Auburn with 5.2 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 Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.6 inches in Auburn means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Auburn with 14.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 144.9 rainy days annually in Auburn, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 22.8 inches in Auburn means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Auburn with 8.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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