Zip 26757 (Romney, WV) Climate

Romney, WV has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 50°F (10°C). Summers are usually hot, with temperatures reaching up to the low 90s°F (mid-30s°C). Winters can be quite cold, with temperatures sometimes dropping to below freezing. Yearly precipitation is generally moderate, ranging from about 30 to 40 inches (76 to 101 cm). Snow is common in winter months and heavy snowfalls occasionally occur.

Romney (zip 26757), West Virginia gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Romney (zip 26757) averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in Romney (zip 26757). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Romney (zip 26757) 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 20
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26757 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

8.6 Summer - 5.3 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 26757 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 26757 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In the 26757 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 26757 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 26757 zip code, there are 27.0 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 26757 zip code with an average of 20.0°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26757 zip code, there are 130.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26757 zip code, there are 1.9 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 26757 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 26757 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.1 inches in the 26757 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 26757 zip code with 13.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 126.4 rainy days annually in the 26757 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 29.3 inches in the 26757 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 26757 zip code with 9.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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