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United States / West Virginia / Parkersburg-Vienna Metro Area / Wirt County / Elizabeth / Zip Codes
Elizabeth, WV has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is 82 degrees Fahrenheit (28 Celsius) and the average winter temperature is 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4.5 Celsius). Precipitation can be expected throughout the year but tends to be higher in the spring and summer months. Snowfall in Elizabeth is rare, with an average of only two inches per year. Humidity levels are often quite high due to the subtropical climate, ranging from 50-90%.

Elizabeth, West Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elizabeth averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Elizabeth. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elizabeth gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 20
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.2 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Elizabeth, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElizabeth, West VirginiaUnited States
  43.5 in.38.1 in.
  17.5 in.27.8 in.
  137.6 days106.2 days
  178 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  19.6°21.7°
  7.17
  44.3
  646 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 Elizabeth with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In Elizabeth, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elizabeth are September, May and June.
In Elizabeth, there are 15.6 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 Elizabeth with an average of 19.6°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Elizabeth, there are 130.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Elizabeth, there are 3.4 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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.5 inches in Elizabeth means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Elizabeth with 13.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 137.6 rainy days annually in Elizabeth, which is less rainy than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer 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 17.5 inches in Elizabeth means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Elizabeth with 6.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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