Zip 25647 (Switzer, WV) Climate

25647 Switzer, WV has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. In the summer months, temperatures average in the low 80s Fahrenheit during the day and reach into the high 50s at night. Winters bring temperatures that can dip as low as 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below during the coldest parts of the season. The area generally sees around 41 inches of precipitation annually, with most of it falling in spring and summer.

Switzer (zip 25647), West Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Switzer (zip 25647) averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Switzer (zip 25647). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Switzer (zip 25647) 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 25647 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.3 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 25647 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Switzer, West Virginia	United States
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	84.5°	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 25647 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In the 25647 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 25647 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 25647 zip code, there are 15.7 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 25647 zip code with an average of 23.0°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25647 zip code, there are 111.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25647 zip code, there are 0.6 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 25647 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 25647 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 25647 zip code with 5.1 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 46.2 inches in the 25647 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 25647 zip code with 13.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 136.7 rainy days annually in the 25647 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 16.2 inches in the 25647 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 25647 zip code with 6.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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