Zip 26836 (Moorefield, WV) Climate

Moorefield, WV has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The temperature in the summer months averages around 70°F (21°C) during the day, dropping to around 60°F (16°C) at night. In the winter months, temperatures average around 35°F (2°C) during the day and drop to below freezing at night. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, with an average of over 4 inches per month. Snowfall is also common in Moorefield, especially between October and March.

Moorefield (zip 26836), West Virginia gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Moorefield (zip 26836) averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 152 sunny days per year in Moorefield (zip 26836). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Moorefield (zip 26836) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 20
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26836 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

September, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 26836 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 26836 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In the 26836 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 26836 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 26836 zip code, there are 23.7 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 26836 zip code with an average of 20.4°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26836 zip code, there are 129.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26836 zip code, there are 2.0 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 26836 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 26836 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.3 inches in the 26836 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 26836 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 115.9 rainy days annually in the 26836 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.1 inches in the 26836 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26836 zip code with 7.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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