Bartow, WV Climate


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Bartow, WV has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in Bartow are warm and humid with temperatures averaging in the mid 70s Fahrenheit during the day and dipping to an average of 55 degrees at night. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures averaging around 35 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and dropping to an average of 25 degrees at night. Spring is mild and pleasant bringing rain showers in April and May while fall brings beautiful foliage and crisp air.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bartow is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Bartow, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBartow, West VirginiaUnited States
  47.4 in.38.1 in.
  78.2 in.27.8 in.
  167.1 days106.2 days
  156 days205 days
  77.7°85.8°
  15.6°21.7°
  6.47
  3.94.3
  2772 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 Bartow with an average high temperature of 77.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in West Virginia. In Bartow, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bartow are July, August and June.
In Bartow, there are 0.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in West Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bartow with an average of 15.6°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Bartow, there are 158.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Bartow, there are 7.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
Humidity in Bartow is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, June and August.
May is the wettest month in Bartow with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in Bartow means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Bartow with 17.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.1 rainy days. There are 167.1 rainy days annually in Bartow, which is one of the rainiest places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 78.2 inches in Bartow means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Bartow with 21.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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