Zip 26230 (Pickens, WV) Climate

The climate in 26230 Pickens, WV is temperate and pleasant with distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures typically reaching the mid-80s Fahrenheit while winters can be cold, with temperatures dropping into the 20s Fahrenheit. Precipitation is generally moderate to heavy throughout the year with a little more snowfall in the winter months. The area experiences all four seasons, making it a great place for outdoor activities all year round.

Pickens (zip 26230), West Virginia gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pickens (zip 26230) averages 79 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 Pickens (zip 26230). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pickens (zip 26230) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 169 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 79 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26230 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 26230 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 26230 zip code with an average high temperature of 76.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in West Virginia. In the 26230 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 26230 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 26230 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 26230 zip code with an average of 16.4°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 26230 zip code, there are 144.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 26230 zip code, there are 6.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

Humidity in the 26230 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and June. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, June and August.

May is the wettest month in the 26230 zip code with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.4 inches in the 26230 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26230 zip code with 17.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 168.6 rainy days annually in the 26230 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 78.5 inches in the 26230 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26230 zip code with 21.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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