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United States / West Virginia / Beckley Metro Area / Fayette County / Ansted / Zip Codes
Ansted, WV has a humid subtropical climate which sees mild winters and hot summers. Average temperatures in the winter months range from around 40°F to 60°F while summers can be quite warm with temperatures reaching up to 80°F or higher. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of over 40 inches annually. The area also experiences frequent thunderstorms, especially during the summer months.

Ansted, West Virginia gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ansted averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 157 sunny days per year in Ansted. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ansted gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 158 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ansted 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 Ansted, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAnsted, West VirginiaUnited States
  48.3 in.38.1 in.
  35.2 in.27.8 in.
  157.7 days106.2 days
  157 days205 days
  82.0°85.8°
  21.3°21.7°
  7.17
  4.24.3
  1319 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 Ansted with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In Ansted, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ansted are June, September and August.
In Ansted, there are 4.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in West Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ansted with an average of 21.3°. This is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
In Ansted, there are 121.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Ansted, there are 2.1 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 Ansted 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 Ansted with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in Ansted means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Ansted with 16.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 157.7 rainy days annually in Ansted, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.2 inches in Ansted means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Ansted with 11.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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