Zip 25247 (Hartford City, WV) Climate

Hartford City, WV (25247) has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in the area can be quite hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching well into the 80s during the day. Winters are cold and snowy, with average temperatures ranging between 30-40°F. Spring and fall are milder, with temperatures hovering in the 50s and 60s. Precipitation is abundant year-round, but is especially heavy during spring and summer months. Hartford City experiences all four seasons in full swing, making it an ideal location for people who enjoy experiencing the varying weather of different times of year.

Hartford City (zip 25247), West Virginia gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hartford City (zip 25247) averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Hartford City (zip 25247). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hartford City (zip 25247) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 25247 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in West Virginia.

8.6 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 25247 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 25247 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In the 25247 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 25247 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 25247 zip code, there are 21.3 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 25247 zip code with an average of 22.3°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25247 zip code, there are 111.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25247 zip code, there are 2.1 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 25247 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 25247 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.7 inches in the 25247 zip code means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 25247 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 118.4 rainy days annually in the 25247 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 Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.2 inches in the 25247 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 25247 zip code with 3.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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