Zip 26202 (Fenwick, WV) Climate

26202 Fenwick, WV has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average high temperature in summer is 88°F while the average low temperature in winter is 24°F. There is an average of 43 inches of precipitation per year and the most common form of precipitation is rain. Snowfall is rare but does occur occasionally during the winter months. Mist and fog can also be seen in some areas throughout the year, especially during spring and autumn months.

Fenwick (zip 26202), West Virginia gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fenwick (zip 26202) averages 64 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 Fenwick (zip 26202). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fenwick (zip 26202) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 64 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26202 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 26202 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 26202 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 26202 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 26202 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 26202 zip code, there are 2.3 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 26202 zip code with an average of 19.4°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26202 zip code, there are 133.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26202 zip code, there are 3.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

Humidity in the 26202 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 26202 zip code with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.0 inches in the 26202 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26202 zip code with 14.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 139.5 rainy days annually in the 26202 zip code, which is less rainy 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 64.4 inches in the 26202 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26202 zip code with 20.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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