Zip 26271 (Hendricks, WV) Climate

26271 Hendricks, WV is located in the Appalachian Mountains and has a humid continental climate. Summers are usually hot and humid with frequent thunderstorms while winters are cold, with temperatures often dropping below freezing. The area receives an average of 42 inches of precipitation annually, most of which occurs during summer months. Snowfall can be heavy at times, especially in higher elevations. Spring is relatively mild and pleasant while autumn offers vibrant colors before the winter chill sets in.

Hendricks (zip 26271), West Virginia gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hendricks (zip 26271) averages 64 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 151 sunny days per year in Hendricks (zip 26271). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hendricks (zip 26271) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 166 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 64 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26271 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 26271 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hendricks, West Virginia	United States
	49.0 in.	38.1 in.
	63.7 in.	27.8 in.
	165.8 days	106.2 days
	151 days	205 days
	81.7°	85.8°
	18.7°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.4	4.3
	1955 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 26271 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 26271 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 26271 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 26271 zip code, there are 3.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 26271 zip code with an average of 18.7°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 26271 zip code, there are 136.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 26271 zip code, there are 5.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

Humidity in the 26271 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, June and August.

July is the wettest month in the 26271 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.0 inches in the 26271 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26271 zip code with 17.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 10.8 rainy days. There are 165.8 rainy days annually in the 26271 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 63.7 inches in the 26271 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26271 zip code with 19.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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