Bayard, WV Climate


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United States / West Virginia / No Metro Area / Grant County / Bayard / Zip Codes
Bayard, WV has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cool winters. The city experiences significant precipitation throughout the year, with an average of 44 inches of rain annually. Summers are typically warm and humid, with highs in the lower 80s and lows in the mid-60s. Winters are usually mild and wet, with daytime temperatures staying above freezing most of the time. Snowfall is rare but can occur during the winter months. Spring is typically short but pleasant, while fall is usually long and mild.

Bayard, West Virginia gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bayard averages 127 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 149 sunny days per year in Bayard. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bayard gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 182 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 127 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bayard is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Bayard, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBayard, West VirginiaUnited States
  54.2 in.38.1 in.
  126.6 in.27.8 in.
  181.7 days106.2 days
  149 days205 days
  78.1°85.8°
  16.8°21.7°
  6.27
  3.44.3
  2342 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 Bayard with an average high temperature of 78.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in West Virginia. In Bayard, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bayard are July, August and June.
In Bayard, there are 0.6 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 Bayard with an average of 16.8°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Bayard, there are 145.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Bayard, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
Humidity in Bayard 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.
July is the wettest month in Bayard with 6.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 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 54.2 inches in Bayard means that it is one of the wettest places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Bayard with 19.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 11.5 rainy days. There are 181.7 rainy days annually in Bayard, which is one of the rainiest places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 126.6 inches in Bayard means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Bayard with 33.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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