Zip 26293 (Valley Bend, WV) Climate

The climate in 26293 Valley Bend, WV is fairly temperate with warm summers and mild winters. Average temperatures range from the mid-twenties in January to the mid-eighties in July. The area receives an average of 43 inches of rain per year, mostly during the spring and summer months. During winter months, snowfall averages about 15 inches a year, making it a great place for outdoor activities throughout the year.

Valley Bend (zip 26293), West Virginia gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Valley Bend (zip 26293) averages 78 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 151 sunny days per year in Valley Bend (zip 26293). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Valley Bend (zip 26293) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 169 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 18
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 78 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26293 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 26293 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 26293 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 26293 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 26293 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 26293 zip code, there are 2.4 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 26293 zip code with an average of 17.8°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 26293 zip code, there are 143.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

In the 26293 zip code, there are 7.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.

Humidity in the 26293 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 26293 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.1 inches in the 26293 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26293 zip code with 17.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 169.1 rainy days annually in the 26293 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 77.5 inches in the 26293 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26293 zip code with 23.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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