Zip 26554 (Fairmont, WV) Climate

Fairmont, WV has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 52°F (11°C), with highs reaching the mid-80s (29°C) in July and lows dipping into the teens (around -7°C) in January. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 46 inches (117 cm) per year. The area gets most of its snowfall from December to March, with totals ranging from 4 to 16 inches (10-41 cm). Fairmont experiences a few days of extreme weather every year, particularly during spring storms.

Fairmont (zip 26554), West Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairmont (zip 26554) averages 31 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 Fairmont (zip 26554). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairmont (zip 26554) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 153 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26554 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 26554 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.

August is the hottest month for the 26554 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 26554 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 26554 zip code are June, September and July.

In the 26554 zip code, there are 6.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 26554 zip code with an average of 22.0°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26554 zip code, there are 112.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26554 zip code, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 26554 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 26554 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.6 inches in the 26554 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26554 zip code with 15.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.1 rainy days. There are 153.1 rainy days annually in the 26554 zip code, which is rainier than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring 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 30.8 inches in the 26554 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26554 zip code with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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