Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV Climate


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Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV has a predominantly temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally warm and humid, while winters are often cold and sometimes snowy. Spring and fall in the area are pleasant, with temperatures typically moderate throughout the season. The area receives an average of 42 inches of precipitation annually, which is evenly spread across all four seasons of the year.

Mount Gay-Shamrock, West Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Gay-Shamrock averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in Mount Gay-Shamrock. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Gay-Shamrock 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.8 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Mount Gay-Shamrock, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Mount Gay-Shamrock with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In Mount Gay-Shamrock, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Gay-Shamrock are May, September and June.
In Mount Gay-Shamrock, there are 32.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in West Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Gay-Shamrock with an average of 24.9°. This is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.
In Mount Gay-Shamrock, there are 93.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.
In Mount Gay-Shamrock, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Mount Gay-Shamrock 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 Mount Gay-Shamrock.
July is the wettest month in Mount Gay-Shamrock with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.6 inches in Mount Gay-Shamrock means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Mount Gay-Shamrock with 13.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 138.4 rainy days annually in Mount Gay-Shamrock, 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 15.2 inches in Mount Gay-Shamrock means that it is one of the least snowy places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Mount Gay-Shamrock with 6.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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