Zip 26161 (Petroleum, WV) Climate

26161 Petroleum, WV has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold and snowy winters. Average temperatures in the summer range from around 70°F to 80°F, while average temperatures in the winter dip down to between 25°F and 30°F. Rainfall is quite common throughout the year, although the warmer months tend to receive more precipitation than the colder ones. The area does experience all four seasons, with spring and fall being generally mild but still distinct from one another.

Petroleum (zip 26161), West Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Petroleum (zip 26161) averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Petroleum (zip 26161). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Petroleum (zip 26161) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 139 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 21
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26161 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

8.7 Summer - 5.1 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 26161 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Petroleum, West Virginia	United States
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	84.9°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.1	Unlock
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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 26161 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In the 26161 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 26161 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 26161 zip code, there are 14.1 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 26161 zip code with an average of 20.9°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26161 zip code, there are 121.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26161 zip code, there are 3.0 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 26161 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 26161 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in the 26161 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26161 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 139.0 rainy days annually in the 26161 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 19.7 inches in the 26161 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26161 zip code with 7.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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