Kermit, WV Climate


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United States / West Virginia / No Metro Area / Mingo County / Kermit / Zip Codes
Kermit, WV has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. There is an average of 207 sunny days per year, with the most sunshine occurring in June. The temperatures are usually warm throughout the year with an average high of 86°F (30°C) in July and an average low of 33°F (1°C) in January. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with snowfall occurring mainly during mid-winter months and rain falling frequently during spring and summer months.

Kermit, West Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kermit averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Kermit. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kermit gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 24
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Kermit, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKermit, West VirginiaUnited States
  46.1 in.38.1 in.
  15.0 in.27.8 in.
  123.1 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  85.6°85.8°
  24.1°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  630 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 Kermit with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In Kermit, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kermit are September, May and June.
In Kermit, there are 19.1 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 Kermit with an average of 24.1°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Kermit, there are 102.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Kermit, 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 Kermit 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 Kermit.
July is the wettest month in Kermit with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in Kermit means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Kermit with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 123.1 rainy days annually in Kermit, which is one of the least rainy 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 15.0 inches in Kermit means that it is one of the least snowy places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Kermit with 5.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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