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United States / West Virginia / No Metro Area / Jackson County / Ravenswood / Zip Codes
Ravenswood, WV has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild to cool winters. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, but the most intense rain typically falls during the spring and summer months. Winter temperatures usually stay above freezing, although snowfall can occur occasionally. The city also experiences moderate levels of sunshine year-round.

Ravenswood, West Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ravenswood 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 Ravenswood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ravenswood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 21
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ravenswood is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.6 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Ravenswood, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRavenswood, West VirginiaUnited States
  43.0 in.38.1 in.
  15.0 in.27.8 in.
  132.0 days106.2 days
  173 days205 days
  85.9°85.8°
  20.7°21.7°
  7.27
  4.24.3
  610 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 Ravenswood with an average high temperature of 85.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In Ravenswood, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ravenswood are September, May and June.
In Ravenswood, there are 18.9 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 Ravenswood with an average of 20.7°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Ravenswood, there are 122.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Ravenswood, there are 2.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Ravenswood but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Ravenswood with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.0 inches in Ravenswood means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Ravenswood with 12.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 132.0 rainy days annually in Ravenswood, 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 15.0 inches in Ravenswood means that it is one of the least snowy places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Ravenswood with 5.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Walter · Ravenswood, WV
Tree Conservation at Ravenswood High School
Over 9 years ago

The Beautiful Oak Trees that surround Ravenswood High School were planted in 1961 by members of the "Civilian Conservation Corps" and several Distinguished Military  More

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Allen · Ravenswood, WV
Ravenswood is a Beautiful American Town
Over 9 years ago

As a student, I was educated in Ravenswood, West Virginia. Ravenswood is an old town, that was initially zoned as a private estate owned by the first President of the  More

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margaret · Ravenswood, WV
Things to do
Over 15 years ago

There really isn't anything to do unless your into high school football or willing to travel a half hour or more in order to find something to do like shopping,  More

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