Zip 24938 (Frankford, WV) Climate

Frankford, WV has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 79°F, while in the winter the average drops to 42°F. Rainfall is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year with an average of 41 inches annually. Snowfall is also common during the winter months, averaging around 20 inches per year. Frankford has plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 213 sunny days each year.

Frankford (zip 24938), West Virginia gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Frankford (zip 24938) averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Frankford (zip 24938). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Frankford (zip 24938) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 19
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24938 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 5.1 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 24938 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Frankford, West Virginia	United States
	41.0 in.	38.1 in.
	27.3 in.	27.8 in.
	132.2 days	106.2 days
	189 days	205 days
	81.8°	85.8°
	18.6°	21.7°
	7	7
	4	4.3
	2242 ft.	2443 ft.

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 24938 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 24938 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 24938 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 24938 zip code, there are 3.3 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 24938 zip code with an average of 18.6°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 24938 zip code, there are 143.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 24938 zip code, there are 3.4 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 24938 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 24938 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 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 41.0 inches in the 24938 zip code means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24938 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 132.2 rainy days annually in the 24938 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 27.3 inches in the 24938 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 24938 zip code with 7.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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