Zip 25705 (Huntington, WV) Climate

Huntington, West Virginia is located in the Appalachian Mountains and has a humid continental climate. The summers are generally hot and sometimes humid, while the winters can be cold and snowy with temperatures dropping below freezing. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with average rainfall through all the months of the year ranging from 2 to 4 inches. Annual snowfall averages around 22 inches, making Huntington pleasant in wintertime for skiers and snowboarders. Despite its location in the mountains, Huntington tends to get less snow than other areas of West Virginia due to its proximity to Lake Erie.

Huntington (zip 25705), West Virginia gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Huntington (zip 25705) averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Huntington (zip 25705). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Huntington (zip 25705) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 25705 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in West Virginia.

8.1 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 25705 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 25705 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In the 25705 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 25705 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 25705 zip code, there are 26.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 25705 zip code with an average of 23.5°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25705 zip code, there are 107.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 25705 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 25705 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 25705 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 25705 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in the 25705 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 25705 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 131.2 rainy days annually in the 25705 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.1 inches in the 25705 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 25705 zip code with 5.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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