St. Albans, WV Climate

St. Albans, WV has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. It is situated in the northeastern part of the United States, meaning that it's temperatures are relatively cooler than other places across the country. Precipitation is spread out evenly throughout the year, but winter tends to bring more snow due to its location in the Appalachian Mountains. Despite this, St. Albans experiences all four seasons of weather and can be a great place to enjoy nature throughout these times of year.

St. Albans, West Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Albans averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in St. Albans. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Albans gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 23
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in St. Albans, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	St. Albans, West Virginia	United States
	43.8 in.	38.1 in.
	19.4 in.	27.8 in.
	142.6 days	106.2 days
	177 days	205 days
	86.2°	85.8°
	23.0°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.2	4.3
	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 St. Albans with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In St. Albans, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Albans are September, May and June.

In St. Albans, there are 22.5 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 St. Albans with an average of 23.0°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In St. Albans, there are 110.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In St. Albans, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in St. Albans 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 St. Albans.

July is the wettest month in St. Albans with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.8 inches in St. Albans means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.

December is the rainiest month in St. Albans with 13.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 142.6 rainy days annually in St. Albans, 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 19.4 inches in St. Albans means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in St. Albans with 6.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.