Zip 25085 (Gauley Bridge, WV) Climate

25085 Gauley Bridge, WV is located in the temperate climate zone of the United States. The area experiences four distinct seasons with moderately cold winters and hot and humid summers. Average temperatures range from the mid twenties during winter months to a high of seventy-eight degrees Fahrenheit in the summertime. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an average of forty-five inches falling annually. The area does experience some snowfall usually during February and March, but it rarely accumulates more than a few inches at a time.

Gauley Bridge (zip 25085), West Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gauley Bridge (zip 25085) averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 156 sunny days per year in Gauley Bridge (zip 25085). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gauley Bridge (zip 25085) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 25085 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in West Virginia.

8.4 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 25085 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gauley Bridge, West Virginia	United States
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	85.4°	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 25085 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In the 25085 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 25085 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 25085 zip code, there are 16.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 25085 zip code with an average of 23.7°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25085 zip code, there are 101.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25085 zip code, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 25085 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 25085 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 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 45.8 inches in the 25085 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 25085 zip code with 13.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 136.7 rainy days annually in the 25085 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.5 inches in the 25085 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 25085 zip code with 8.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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