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United States / West Virginia / No Metro Area / Barbour County / Belington / Zip Codes
Belington, WV has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and year-round precipitation. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with the majority of it falling in the early summer months. Winters are usually mild and sometimes snowy, while summers can be sweltering with temperatures regularly exceeding 90°F. Overall, Belington has a temperate climate that makes it an ideal place to live for those who appreciate all four seasons.

Belington, West Virginia gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Belington averages 62 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 150 sunny days per year in Belington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Belington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 164 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 62 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Belington is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Belington, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBelington, West VirginiaUnited States
  48.9 in.38.1 in.
  62.1 in.27.8 in.
  163.5 days106.2 days
  150 days205 days
  81.8°85.8°
  18.7°21.7°
  6.77
  3.44.3
  1703 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 Belington with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In Belington, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Belington are June, August and September.
In Belington, there are 3.4 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 Belington with an average of 18.7°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Belington, there are 137.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Belington, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Belington 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 Belington with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.9 inches in Belington means that it is one of the wettest places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Belington with 17.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 163.5 rainy days annually in Belington, 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 62.1 inches in Belington means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Belington with 19.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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