Zip 25692 (Red Jacket, WV) Climate

25692 Red Jacket, WV has a temperate climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 80°F and the average low temperature during the winter months is around 30°F. Precipitation in the area is moderate, with most of it occurring during the summer months. Snowfall can vary significantly from year to year but typically averages around 20 inches annually. Overall, Red Jacket has a pleasant climate with warm summer days and cool nights that provide relief from the heat.

Red Jacket (zip 25692), West Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Red Jacket (zip 25692) averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Red Jacket (zip 25692). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Red Jacket (zip 25692) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 25692 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in West Virginia.

8.1 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 25692 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Red Jacket, West Virginia	United States
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	86.5°	85.8°
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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 25692 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In the 25692 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 25692 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 25692 zip code, there are 26.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 25692 zip code with an average of 24.1°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25692 zip code, there are 101.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25692 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 25692 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 25692 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 25692 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.5 inches in the 25692 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 25692 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 126.2 rainy days annually in the 25692 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 15.2 inches in the 25692 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 25692 zip code with 6.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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