Winfield, WV Climate

Winfield, WV has a humid subtropical climate with warm and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature for the year is around 59°F. Winfield usually experiences hot and humid weather during the summer months with highs reaching up to 92°F and lows dropping to 61°F. Winfield sees an annual precipitation of 46 inches which mainly falls in late spring and winter months. Snowfall is also common during the winter months with an average of 21 inches per year.

Winfield, West Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Winfield averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Winfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 25
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.3 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Winfield, 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 Winfield with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In Winfield, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winfield are September, May and June.

In Winfield, there are 17.0 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 Winfield with an average of 24.5°. This is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.

In Winfield, there are 99.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.

In Winfield, there are 1.1 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 Winfield 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 Winfield.

July is the wettest month in Winfield with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.3 inches in Winfield means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.

December is the rainiest month in Winfield with 14.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 143.9 rainy days annually in Winfield, 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 24.0 inches in Winfield means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Winfield with 7.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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