Kingwood, WV Climate


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Kingwood, WV has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months of July and August is about 84 degrees Fahrenheit while the average low temperature during those same months is around 64 degrees. In the winter months of January and February, the average high temperature is 44 degrees Fahrenheit with an average low temperature of 24 degrees. The area receives an average yearly precipitation of about 43 inches, mostly falling between mid April to mid October.

Kingwood, West Virginia gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kingwood averages 123 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 153 sunny days per year in Kingwood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kingwood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 174 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 123 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kingwood is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

9.1 Summer - 3.6 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Kingwood, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKingwood, West VirginiaUnited States
  51.4 in.38.1 in.
  123.4 in.27.8 in.
  174.3 days106.2 days
  153 days205 days
  77.6°85.8°
  17.7°21.7°
  6.37
  3.54.3
  1814 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 Kingwood with an average high temperature of 77.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in West Virginia. In Kingwood, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kingwood are July, August and June.
In Kingwood, there are 0.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in West Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kingwood with an average of 17.7°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Kingwood, there are 136.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Kingwood, there are 5.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
Humidity in Kingwood is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Kingwood with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.4 inches in Kingwood means that it is one of the wettest places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Kingwood with 18.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 11.0 rainy days. There are 174.3 rainy days annually in Kingwood, which is one of the rainiest places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 123.4 inches in Kingwood means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Kingwood with 35.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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