Zip 25911 (Raleigh, WV) Climate

Raleigh, WV (25911) is located in the southeastern part of the state and has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. On average, July is the hottest month with temperatures reaching up to 81°F while January is the coldest month with temperatures dropping as low as 24°F. The area receives an average of 43 inches of rainfall a year, primarily from April through October. Winters are generally mild but can occasionally experience winter storms or heavy snowfall.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 25911 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 25911 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Raleigh, West Virginia	United States
	40.0 in.	38.1 in.
	48.4 in.	27.8 in.
	149.5 days	106.2 days
	155 days	205 days
	79.2°	85.8°
	20.8°	21.7°
	7	7
	4.1	4.3
	2566 ft.	2443 ft.

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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 25911 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in West Virginia. In the 25911 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 25911 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 25911 zip code, there are 0.9 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 25911 zip code with an average of 20.8°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25911 zip code, there are 125.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25911 zip code, there are 2.9 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 25911 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 25911 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.0 inches in the 25911 zip code means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 25911 zip code with 14.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 149.5 rainy days annually in the 25911 zip code, which is rainier 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 48.4 inches in the 25911 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 25911 zip code with 15.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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