Zip 26259 (Dailey, WV) Climate

26259 Dailey, WV has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid while winters tend to be cold and snowy. Spring and fall are usually mild with some periods of precipitation throughout the year. Summer temperatures typically range between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit while winter temperatures often dip below freezing. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, though it may be higher in spring and early summer due to thunderstorms. Overall, 26259 Dailey experiences mild temperatures with moderate humidity for much of the year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26259 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 26259 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dailey, West Virginia	United States
	48.0 in.	38.1 in.
	77.7 in.	27.8 in.
	169.1 days	106.2 days
	151 days	205 days
	80.4°	85.8°
	17.8°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	4	4.3
	2156 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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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 26259 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 26259 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 26259 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 26259 zip code, there are 2.4 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 26259 zip code with an average of 17.8°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 26259 zip code, there are 143.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 26259 zip code, there are 7.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 26259 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 26259 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.0 inches in the 26259 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26259 zip code with 17.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 169.1 rainy days annually in the 26259 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 77.7 inches in the 26259 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26259 zip code with 23.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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8.9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

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