Zip 24946 (Hillsboro, WV) Climate

24946 Hillsboro, WV has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the mid-80s Fahrenheit. Winters are cold, with temperatures usually dropping into the single digits Fahrenheit. Spring and autumn both bring moderate temperatures of around 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as plenty of precipitation from April through June. Summers are drier, but afternoon thunderstorms can be common during this season.

Hillsboro (zip 24946), West Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hillsboro (zip 24946) averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Hillsboro (zip 24946). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hillsboro (zip 24946) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 16
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24946 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 24946 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 24946 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 24946 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 24946 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 24946 zip code, there are 3.7 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 24946 zip code with an average of 16.4°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 24946 zip code, there are 156.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 24946 zip code, there are 5.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

Humidity in the 24946 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, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 24946 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in the 24946 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24946 zip code with 13.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 134.6 rainy days annually in the 24946 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 38.7 inches in the 24946 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24946 zip code with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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