Zip 26726 (Keyser, WV) Climate

The climate in 26726 Keyser, WV is generally mild throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid with average high temperatures around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and lows near 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold with average high temperatures around 40 degrees Fahrenheit and lows near 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The area gets an average of 40 inches of rain per year, mostly in the spring and summer months. Snowfall amounts to about 5 inches a year.

Keyser (zip 26726), West Virginia gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Keyser (zip 26726) averages 32 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 Keyser (zip 26726). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Keyser (zip 26726) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 26726 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

8.6 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 26726 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Keyser, West Virginia	United States
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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 26726 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In the 26726 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 26726 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 26726 zip code, there are 31.5 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 26726 zip code with an average of 20.9°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26726 zip code, there are 122.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In the 26726 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 26726 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 26726 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.0 inches in the 26726 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in West Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 26726 zip code with 14.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 132.6 rainy days annually in the 26726 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.3 inches in the 26726 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 26726 zip code with 10.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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