Zip 26588 (Rivesville, WV) Climate

26588 Rivesville, WV has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The area experiences all four seasons, with winter temperatures ranging from highs in the low 30s to lows in the single digits and summer temperatures ranging from highs in the 80s to lows in the upper 50s. Precipitation is spread throughout the year, with higher amounts during spring and summer months. Snowfall is common during winter months.

Rivesville (zip 26588), West Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rivesville (zip 26588) averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 152 sunny days per year in Rivesville (zip 26588). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rivesville (zip 26588) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26588 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 26588 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 26588 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in West Virginia. In the 26588 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 26588 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 26588 zip code, there are 8.4 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 26588 zip code with an average of 22.7°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26588 zip code, there are 107.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26588 zip code, there are 1.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 26588 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 26588 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.7 inches in the 26588 zip code means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in the 26588 zip code with 15.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 149.2 rainy days annually in the 26588 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 28.6 inches in the 26588 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 26588 zip code with 9.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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