Zip 24920 (Bartow, WV) Climate

Bartow, WV is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. The town experiences a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. During summer months temperatures usually range between 70 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit while winter temperatures average between 20 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is generally abundant throughout the year, averaging around 45 inches per year with snowfall occurring mainly in December and January. Bartow rarely receives extreme temperatures or large amounts of snowfall, making it an ideal place to live throughout the seasons.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24920 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 24920 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bartow, West Virginia	United States
	47.4 in.	38.1 in.
	78.2 in.	27.8 in.
	167.1 days	106.2 days
	151 days	205 days
	77.7°	85.8°
	15.6°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	3.9	4.3
	2930 ft.	2443 ft.

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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 24920 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in West Virginia. In the 24920 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 24920 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 24920 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24920 zip code with an average of 15.6°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 24920 zip code, there are 158.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 24920 zip code, there are 7.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

Humidity in the 24920 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, June and August.

May is the wettest month in the 24920 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in the 24920 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 24920 zip code with 17.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.1 rainy days. There are 167.1 rainy days annually in the 24920 zip code, 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 78.2 inches in the 24920 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24920 zip code with 21.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Zip 24920 (Bartow, WV) Climate

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