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United States / West Virginia / Huntington-Ashland Metro Area / Wayne County / Fort Gay / Zip Codes
Fort Gay, WV has a humid continental climate. Summer temperatures are typically hot and humid, while winters tend to be cold with frequent snowfall. The average temperature range throughout the year is from 20-80 degrees Fahrenheit, with an average yearly precipitation of over 40 inches. The area is prone to thunderstorms during the peak summer months which can bring heavy rainfall and damaging winds.

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

Fort Gay averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Fort Gay. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Gay gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 23
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fort Gay is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in West Virginia.

8.5 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Fort Gay, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFort Gay, West VirginiaUnited States
  43.5 in.38.1 in.
  20.2 in.27.8 in.
  128.3 days106.2 days
  164 days205 days
  85.8°85.8°
  22.9°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  577 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 Fort Gay with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In Fort Gay, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Gay are September, May and June.
In Fort Gay, there are 18.4 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 Fort Gay with an average of 22.9°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Fort Gay, there are 113.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Fort Gay, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Fort Gay but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Fort Gay.
May is the wettest month in Fort Gay with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.5 inches in Fort Gay means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Fort Gay with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 128.3 rainy days annually in Fort Gay, 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 20.2 inches in Fort Gay means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Fort Gay with 6.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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