Barboursville, WV Climate


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Barboursville, WV has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically hot and humid, while winters are cold and often snowy. Average high temperatures in the summer range from the upper 70s to the mid-80s with average lows in the mid-50s to low-60s. Winter temperatures usually reach highs around 40 degrees and dip to lows around 20 degrees. The area receives an average of 42 inches of rain per year with snowfall averaging 24 inches annually.

Barboursville, West Virginia gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Barboursville averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Barboursville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Barboursville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 23
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Barboursville is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.1 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Barboursville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBarboursville, West VirginiaUnited States
  45.0 in.38.1 in.
  17.7 in.27.8 in.
  130.0 days106.2 days
  160 days205 days
  87.1°85.8°
  22.8°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  581 ft.2443 ft.
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 Barboursville with an average high temperature of 87.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In Barboursville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Barboursville are May, September and June.
In Barboursville, there are 27.9 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 Barboursville with an average of 22.8°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Barboursville, there are 113.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Barboursville, there are 1.0 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 Barboursville but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Barboursville are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Barboursville with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.0 inches in Barboursville means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Barboursville with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 130.0 rainy days annually in Barboursville, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.7 inches in Barboursville means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Barboursville with 6.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 15 years ago

Moved to this area from Annapolis, MD...once I got over the shock of no Bay and no crabs, and missing a few things like Barnes and Noble, I got to like the area. It is  More

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