Zip 25169 (Ridgeview, WV) Climate

25169 Ridgeview, WV experiences a typical Mid-Atlantic climate. Summers are usually hot and humid with average high temperatures in the 80s and 90s, while winters are generally cold and snowy with average low temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Rainfall is abundant, averaging over 40 inches per year. Spring and fall tend to be mild but can have periods of extreme weather.

Ridgeview (zip 25169), West Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ridgeview (zip 25169) averages 27 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 Ridgeview (zip 25169). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ridgeview (zip 25169) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 152 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 24
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 25169 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.4 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 25169 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ridgeview, West Virginia	United States
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	85.8°	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 25169 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In the 25169 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 25169 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 25169 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 25169 zip code with an average of 24.2°. This is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.

In the 25169 zip code, there are 103.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25169 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 acceptable in the 25169 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 25169 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 25169 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.0 inches in the 25169 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 25169 zip code with 15.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 152.1 rainy days annually in the 25169 zip code, which is rainier 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 26.5 inches in the 25169 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 25169 zip code with 8.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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