Zip 26164 (Ravenswood, WV) Climate

The climate in 26164 Ravenswood, WV is generally mild. The summers are warm and humid, with average temperatures ranging from the mid 50s to the mid 80s Fahrenheit. Winters are cold but rarely extreme, with average temperatures ranging from the low twenties to the low forties Fahrenheit. This area receives an average of almost forty inches of precipitation a year, including both rain and snowfall.

Ravenswood (zip 26164), West Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ravenswood (zip 26164) averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Ravenswood (zip 26164). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ravenswood (zip 26164) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 21
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26164 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.6 Summer - 5.3 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 26164 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ravenswood, West Virginia	United States
	43.0 in.	38.1 in.
	15.0 in.	27.8 in.
	132.0 days	106.2 days
	176 days	205 days
	85.9°	85.8°
	20.7°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.2	4.3
	760 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 26164 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In the 26164 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 26164 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 26164 zip code, there are 18.9 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 26164 zip code with an average of 20.7°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26164 zip code, there are 122.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26164 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 26164 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 26164 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.0 inches in the 26164 zip code means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 26164 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 132.0 rainy days annually in the 26164 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 15.0 inches in the 26164 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26164 zip code with 5.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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