Weirton-Steubenville Metro Area, WV Climate


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The Weirton-Steubenville, WV Metro Area has a humid continental climate which is typical of the eastern United States. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the 80s and 90s with higher humidity levels. Winters are usually cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping to the 20s and 30s during nighttime lows. Precipitation is spread out evenly throughout the year, though snowfall tends to be more consistent in winter months. While the area does experience severe weather such as thunderstorms, blizzards, and tornadoes annually, these occurrences are rare and generally only happen once or twice a year.

Weirton-Steubenville Metro Area, West Virginia gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Weirton-Steubenville Metro Area averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Weirton-Steubenville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Weirton-Steubenville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 145 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Weirton-Steubenville metro area is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWeirton-Steubenville, West VirginiaUnited States
  39.6 in.38.1 in.
  25.2 in.27.8 in.
  145.1 days106.2 days
  161 days205 days
  82.6°85.8°
  20.5°21.7°
  77
  3.44.3
  1035 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 the Weirton-Steubenville metro area with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the Weirton-Steubenville metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Weirton-Steubenville metro area are June, September and August.
In the Weirton-Steubenville metro area, there are 6.2 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 the Weirton-Steubenville metro area with an average of 20.5°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In the Weirton-Steubenville metro area, there are 117.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
In the Weirton-Steubenville metro area, there are 2.4 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 the Weirton-Steubenville metro area 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.
June is the wettest month in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.6 inches in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area with 14.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 145.1 rainy days annually in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.2 inches in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area with 7.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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