Zip 25420 (Gerrardstown, WV) Climate

25420 Gerrardstown, WV has a humid continental climate, with warm humid summers and cold to mild winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach as high as the mid-80s Fahrenheit while during the winter temperatures can dip down into the low 20s. Precipitation is spread fairly evenly throughout the year with slightly more in the warmer months than in the cooler months. Snowfall occurs mainly between December and March although some occasional snow has been reported outside these months.

Gerrardstown (zip 25420), West Virginia gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gerrardstown (zip 25420) averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Gerrardstown (zip 25420). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gerrardstown (zip 25420) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 22
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 25420 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in West Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 5.5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 25420 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gerrardstown, West Virginia	United States
	38.8 in.	38.1 in.
	22.4 in.	27.8 in.
	112.6 days	106.2 days
	197 days	205 days
	85.2°	85.8°
	22.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.9	4.3
	973 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 25420 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In the 25420 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 25420 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 25420 zip code, there are 16.5 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 25420 zip code with an average of 22.1°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25420 zip code, there are 110.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25420 zip code, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 25420 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.

May is the wettest month in the 25420 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.8 inches in the 25420 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 25420 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 112.6 rainy days annually in the 25420 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 22.4 inches in the 25420 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 25420 zip code with 7.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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