Fairmont Metro Area, WV Climate

The climate in the Fairmont, WV Metro Area is generally mild and temperate. Summers can be quite hot, with temperatures reaching as high as 90 degrees Fahrenheit on some days. However, the area does not usually experience extreme heat for more than a few days at a time. Winters are cold, with temperatures often dropping into the 20s and teens. Snowfall is common in the winter months, although it rarely accumulates to any significant depth. Spring and fall are both pleasant seasons characterized by cooler temperatures and occasional rain showers.

Fairmont Metro Area, West Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairmont Metro Area averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 153 sunny days per year in Fairmont Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairmont Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 151 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the Fairmont metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fairmont, West Virginia	United States
	46.1 in.	38.1 in.
	30.5 in.	27.8 in.
	151.2 days	106.2 days
	153 days	205 days
	83.5°	85.8°
	20.9°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.5	4.3
	1217 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 Fairmont metro area with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in West Virginia. In the Fairmont 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 Fairmont metro area are September, June and August.

In the Fairmont metro area, there are 8.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Fairmont metro area with an average of 20.9°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the Fairmont metro area, there are 120.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the Fairmont metro area, 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 the Fairmont 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.

July is the wettest month in the Fairmont metro area with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 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 46.1 inches in the Fairmont metro area means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the Fairmont metro area with 15.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 151.2 rainy days annually in the Fairmont metro area, which is rainier than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 30.5 inches in the Fairmont metro area means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the Fairmont metro area with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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