Zip 26147 (Grantsville, WV) Climate

Grantsville, WV, has a humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid, while winters can be quite cold with frequent snowfall. The area experiences four distinct seasons with periods of moderate temperatures throughout the year. Precipitation is abundant in most months, with average annual totals between 40 and 50 inches of rain and 12 to 20 inches of snow. The area also gets plenty of sunshine throughout the year—averaging around 200 days per year—which helps mitigate colder temperatures compared to other places in the region.

Grantsville (zip 26147), West Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grantsville (zip 26147) averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Grantsville (zip 26147). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grantsville (zip 26147) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 20
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26147 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

8.7 Summer - 5 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 26147 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Grantsville, West Virginia	United States
	46.1 in.	38.1 in.
	24.1 in.	27.8 in.
	148.6 days	106.2 days
	175 days	205 days
	84.8°	85.8°
	20.3°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.5	4.3
	1001 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 26147 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In the 26147 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 26147 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 26147 zip code, there are 14.3 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 26147 zip code with an average of 20.3°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26147 zip code, there are 129.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26147 zip code, there are 3.0 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 26147 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 26147 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in the 26147 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26147 zip code with 14.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 148.6 rainy days annually in the 26147 zip code, which is rainier 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 24.1 inches in the 26147 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26147 zip code with 8.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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