Zip 26547 (Reedsville, WV) Climate

Reedsville, WV has a humid continental climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. Summers in Reedsville are typically warm and humid, with temperatures reaching the 80s and 90s during the hottest days of the year. Winter months in Reedsville usually bring snowfall, with average temperatures ranging from the upper 20s to mid 40s. Precipitation is generally higher than average throughout the year, thanks to its location near Chesapeake Bay. The area also experiences varying levels of wind speed throughout the year.

Reedsville (zip 26547), West Virginia gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Reedsville (zip 26547) averages 40 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 Reedsville (zip 26547). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Reedsville (zip 26547) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 160 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26547 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

9.1 Summer - 4.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 26547 zip code, 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 the 26547 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 26547 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 26547 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 26547 zip code, there are 4.5 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 26547 zip code with an average of 20.4°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26547 zip code, there are 122.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26547 zip code, 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 the 26547 zip code 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 the 26547 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October 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 47.7 inches in the 26547 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26547 zip code with 16.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.9 rainy days. There are 160.2 rainy days annually in the 26547 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 39.9 inches in the 26547 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26547 zip code with 13.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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