Zip 24736 (Matoaka, WV) Climate

24736 Matoaka, WV has a warm and humid climate with occasional bouts of rainfall throughout the year. Summers in this area tend to be hot and humid while winters are generally mild with occasional snowfall. Average temperatures in the area range from lows of around 38°F in January to highs of around 84°F in July. The area also experiences an average of 48 inches of rain each year.

Matoaka (zip 24736), West Virginia gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Matoaka (zip 24736) averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 155 sunny days per year in Matoaka (zip 24736). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Matoaka (zip 24736) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24736 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 24736 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 24736 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In the 24736 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 24736 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 24736 zip code, there are 2.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in West Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24736 zip code with an average of 22.4°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 24736 zip code, there are 113.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.

In the 24736 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 24736 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 24736 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 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 39.8 inches in the 24736 zip code means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24736 zip code with 14.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 146.4 rainy days annually in the 24736 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 29.9 inches in the 24736 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24736 zip code with 10.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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