Parcoal, WV Climate

Parcoal, WV has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool winters. Summers are often very hot, with average highs in the upper 80s to low 90s F (30-32°C). Winters are usually mild, but occasional cold spells can drop temperatures into the single digits F (-14°C). Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, but snowfall is rare. The area experiences plenty of sunshine, with about 230 sunny days per year.

Climate	Parcoal, 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.