Zip 26753 (Ridgeley, WV) Climate

26753 Ridgeley, WV has a humid continental climate that is characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature in the area is around 73°F, while winter temperatures can drop as low as 24°F. Rainfall in the region averages around 42 inches annually, with snowfall occurring between December and March. There are also frequent thunderstorms during the summer months.

Ridgeley (zip 26753), West Virginia gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ridgeley (zip 26753) averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Ridgeley (zip 26753). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ridgeley (zip 26753) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26753 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

8.5 Summer - 5.3 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 26753 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 26753 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In the 26753 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 26753 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 26753 zip code, there are 31.9 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 26753 zip code with an average of 21.1°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26753 zip code, there are 120.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26753 zip code, there are 1.3 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 26753 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.

May is the wettest month in the 26753 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.3 inches in the 26753 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 26753 zip code with 13.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 130.0 rainy days annually in the 26753 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 30.5 inches in the 26753 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26753 zip code with 8.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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