Aurora, WV Climate


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Aurora, WV has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Winters are usually long and cold with temperatures dropping to below freezing. Summers are short but hot and humid with temperatures typically reaching the mid-80s. Rainfall is spread out throughout the year, however, spring tends to be the wettest season. Snowfall is also common in Aurora during the winter months, but it does not accumulate for long periods of time due to the region's mild climate.

Aurora, West Virginia gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Aurora averages 130 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 151 sunny days per year in Aurora. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Aurora gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 176 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 130 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Aurora is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Aurora, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Aurora with an average high temperature of 78.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in West Virginia. In Aurora, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Aurora are July, August and June.
In Aurora, there are 0.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in West Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Aurora with an average of 17.0°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Aurora, there are 142.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Aurora, there are 5.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
Humidity in Aurora is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Aurora with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.6 inches in Aurora means that it is one of the wettest places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Aurora with 18.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 11.3 rainy days. There are 176.3 rainy days annually in Aurora, which is one of the rainiest places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 130.2 inches in Aurora means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Aurora with 35.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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