Zip 24986 (White Sulphur Springs, WV) Climate

24986 White Sulphur Springs, WV has a temperate climate with hot and humid summers, cold and snowy winters, and mild spring and fall seasons. The average temperature in the summer months is around 76°F and the average winter temperature is around 34°F. The area receives an average of 47 inches of precipitation annually. There is a wide variation in temperatures between summer and winter, making it important to dress appropriately for the season when visiting this area.

White Sulphur Springs (zip 24986), West Virginia gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

White Sulphur Springs (zip 24986) averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in White Sulphur Springs (zip 24986). The US average is 205 sunny days.

White Sulphur Springs (zip 24986) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24986 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 24986 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 24986 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 24986 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 24986 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 24986 zip code, there are 4.3 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 24986 zip code with an average of 20.1°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 24986 zip code, there are 135.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 24986 zip code, there are 2.4 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 24986 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 24986 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.8 inches in the 24986 zip code means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24986 zip code with 13.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 127.2 rainy days annually in the 24986 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer 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 24.8 inches in the 24986 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 24986 zip code with 7.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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