Zip 26261 (Richwood, WV) Climate

26261 Richwood, WV has a continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Average temperatures in the summer range from 85-89 degrees Fahrenheit during the day to 70-75 degrees Fahrenheit at night. Winters tend to be colder with temperatures ranging from 30-35 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit at night. Overall, precipitation is pretty evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of four inches of rain per month and over two feet of snow in the winter months.

Richwood (zip 26261), West Virginia gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Richwood (zip 26261) averages 64 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 Richwood (zip 26261). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Richwood (zip 26261) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 64 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26261 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

9.1 Summer - 4.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 26261 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Richwood, West Virginia	United States
	51.0 in.	38.1 in.
	63.8 in.	27.8 in.
	136.8 days	106.2 days
	155 days	205 days
	80.0°	85.8°
	18.7°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.9	4.3
	2434 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 26261 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 26261 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 26261 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 26261 zip code, there are 2.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 26261 zip code with an average of 18.7°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 26261 zip code, there are 137.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 26261 zip code, there are 4.2 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 26261 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 26261 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.0 inches in the 26261 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26261 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 136.8 rainy days annually in the 26261 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring 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 63.8 inches in the 26261 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26261 zip code with 20.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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