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United States / West Virginia / No Metro Area / Mingo County / Red Jacket / Zip Codes
Red Jacket, WV has a humid continental climate, with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is 78°F and the average temperature in the winter is 25°F. The area receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation per year, with moderate snowfall in the winter months. Winters can be long and cold, but mild temperatures in late autumn and early spring make for comfortable transitions between seasons.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.1 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Red Jacket, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRed Jacket, West VirginiaUnited States
  45.5 in.38.1 in.
  15.2 in.27.8 in.
  126.2 days106.2 days
  166 days205 days
  86.5°85.8°
  24.1°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  794 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 Red Jacket with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In Red Jacket, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Red Jacket are September, May and June.
In Red Jacket, there are 26.5 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 Red Jacket with an average of 24.1°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Red Jacket, there are 101.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Red Jacket, there are 0.5 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 Red Jacket 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 Red Jacket.
July is the wettest month in Red Jacket with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.5 inches in Red Jacket means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Red Jacket with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 126.2 rainy days annually in Red Jacket, 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 Red Jacket means that it is one of the least snowy places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Red Jacket with 6.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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