Zip 24874 (Pineville, WV) Climate

24874 Pineville, WV has a moderate climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is usually between 65-85°F, while the winter months are typically around 30-45°F. During the summer the area gets quite humid and during the winter there are occasional snowfalls. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an occasional thunderstorm during the warmer months.

Pineville (zip 24874), West Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pineville (zip 24874) averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 155 sunny days per year in Pineville (zip 24874). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pineville (zip 24874) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 157 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24874 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.7 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 24874 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pineville, West Virginia	United States
	46.9 in.	38.1 in.
	19.9 in.	27.8 in.
	156.7 days	106.2 days
	155 days	205 days
	83.5°	85.8°
	22.1°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4	4.3
	1377 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 24874 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in West Virginia. In the 24874 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 24874 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 24874 zip code, there are 7.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24874 zip code with an average of 22.1°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 24874 zip code, there are 119.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

In the 24874 zip code, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 24874 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.

July is the wettest month in the 24874 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.9 inches in the 24874 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 24874 zip code with 16.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 156.7 rainy days annually in the 24874 zip code, which is rainier than most 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 19.9 inches in the 24874 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24874 zip code with 8.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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