Zip 26146 (Friendly, WV) Climate

26146 Friendly, WV is a beautiful place with a moderate climate. The summers are typically warm and humid while the winters are generally mild and wet. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, making the area an ideal spot for gardening and outdoor activities. Average highs in the summer reach around 80° Fahrenheit while lows in winter dip to around 40° Fahrenheit. Snowfall is generally light with occasional snow storms during the winter months. The temperatures rarely reach extreme levels, making 26146 Friendly, WV a wonderful place to enjoy all four seasons throughout the year.

Friendly (zip 26146), West Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Friendly (zip 26146) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 158 sunny days per year in Friendly (zip 26146). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Friendly (zip 26146) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26146 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 26146 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Friendly, West Virginia	United States
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	84.4°	85.8°
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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 26146 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In the 26146 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 26146 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 26146 zip code, there are 11.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 26146 zip code with an average of 19.6°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26146 zip code, there are 129.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26146 zip code, there are 3.6 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 26146 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 26146 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in the 26146 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26146 zip code with 14.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 141.0 rainy days annually in the 26146 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.9 inches in the 26146 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26146 zip code with 10.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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