Webster County, WV Climate

Webster County has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. Summers average in the high 80s Fahrenheit while winters average in the low 20s Fahrenheit. Precipitation is spread across all four seasons with an annual average of nearly 40 inches of rain and snow combined. The county experiences occasional thunderstorms in summer months as well as some light snowfall in winter months, though snowfall is generally not significant enough to stay on the ground for more than a few days.

Webster County, West Virginia gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Webster County averages 72 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 152 sunny days per year in Webster County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Webster County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 164 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 72 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Webster County is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Webster County, while January and February 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 Webster County with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In Webster County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Webster County are June, August and September.

In Webster County, there are 3.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Webster County with an average of 20.7°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In Webster County, there are 125.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In Webster County, there are 3.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

Humidity in Webster County is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in Webster County with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 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 54.9 inches in Webster County means that it is one of the wettest places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in Webster County with 17.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 164.2 rainy days annually in Webster County, which is one of the rainiest places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 71.8 inches in Webster County means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Webster County with 23.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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