Zip 25840 (Fayetteville, WV) Climate

Fayetteville, WV has a humid subtropical climate with warm temperatures throughout the year. The summers are typically hot and humid with average highs around 85°F and lows around 65°F while the winters are mild but can be cold at times with average highs around 45°F and lows around 25°F. Rainfall is generally plentiful throughout the year, with some snowfall in the winter months. Overall, the weather in Fayetteville is comfortable for most of the year, making it an ideal place to live or visit all year round.

Fayetteville (zip 25840), West Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fayetteville (zip 25840) averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 155 sunny days per year in Fayetteville (zip 25840). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fayetteville (zip 25840) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 25840 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 25840 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 25840 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 25840 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 25840 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 25840 zip code, there are 4.0 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 25840 zip code with an average of 21.9°. This is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

In the 25840 zip code, there are 115.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

In the 25840 zip code, there are 1.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 25840 zip code 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 25840 zip code with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.1 inches in the 25840 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 25840 zip code with 16.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 157.3 rainy days annually in the 25840 zip code, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.0 inches in the 25840 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 25840 zip code with 10.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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