Zip 26519 (Albright, WV) Climate

Albright, WV has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures in the summer months range from low to mid 70s Fahrenheit, while winter lows range from the upper 20s to low 30s Fahrenheit. Precipitation in Albright is evenly distributed throughout the year, with average annual rainfall of 43 inches. Snowfall averages around 28 inches per year, although it can vary significantly from year to year.

Albright (zip 26519), West Virginia gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albright (zip 26519) averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 151 sunny days per year in Albright (zip 26519). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albright (zip 26519) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 165 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 20
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26519 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 26519 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Albright, West Virginia	United States
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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 26519 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 26519 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 26519 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 26519 zip code, there are 6.7 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 26519 zip code with an average of 20.2°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26519 zip code, there are 124.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26519 zip code, there are 3.7 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 26519 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 26519 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.7 inches in the 26519 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26519 zip code with 16.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 11.3 rainy days. There are 164.7 rainy days annually in the 26519 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 47.3 inches in the 26519 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26519 zip code with 16.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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