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United States / West Virginia / Charleston Metro Area / Kanawha County / Coal Fork / Zip Codes
Coal Fork, WV experiences a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 73°F and the average winter temperature is approximately 32°F. Precipitation throughout the year tends to be high, with an annual average of around 42 inches. Snowfall is also quite common in the winter months, accounting for an additional 12 inches of precipitation on average.

Coal Fork, West Virginia gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Coal Fork averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Coal Fork. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Coal Fork gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Coal Fork is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.5 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Coal Fork, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCoal Fork, West VirginiaUnited States
  44.7 in.38.1 in.
  28.6 in.27.8 in.
  147.3 days106.2 days
  179 days205 days
  85.6°85.8°
  24.8°21.7°
  7.27
  4.24.3
  663 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 Coal Fork with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In Coal Fork, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Coal Fork are September, May and June.
In Coal Fork, there are 17.4 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 Coal Fork with an average of 24.8°. This is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.
In Coal Fork, there are 97.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.
In Coal Fork, 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 Coal Fork 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 Coal Fork with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 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 44.7 inches in Coal Fork means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Coal Fork with 14.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 147.3 rainy days annually in Coal Fork, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.6 inches in Coal Fork means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Coal Fork with 9.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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