Institute, WV Climate

Institute, WV has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and cool winters. The area experiences a great deal of rainfall throughout the year, making Institute and the surrounding area lush and green. Summers in Institute are typically hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the 90s. Winters are cold but mild, with temperatures rarely falling too far below freezing. Snowfall is minimal, although it does occur occasionally in the winter months. Overall, Institute has a pleasant climate year round that makes it an enjoyable place to live or visit.

Climate	Institute, West Virginia	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.