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United States / West Virginia / No Metro Area / Tucker County / Hambleton / Zip Codes
Hambleton, WV has a climate that is typical of the Appalachian region. The summers are typically hot and humid, with occasional thunderstorms. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures often reaching below freezing. Spring and fall are milder, with pleasant temperatures hovering around 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is frequent throughout the year, and snowfall amounts can be high in winter months.

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

Hambleton averages 81 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 Hambleton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hambleton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 174 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 81 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hambleton is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Hambleton, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHambleton, West VirginiaUnited States
  49.3 in.38.1 in.
  80.8 in.27.8 in.
  173.6 days106.2 days
  150 days205 days
  80.5°85.8°
  17.7°21.7°
  6.57
  3.44.3
  1722 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 Hambleton with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In Hambleton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hambleton are June, August and July.
In Hambleton, there are 2.1 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 Hambleton with an average of 17.7°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Hambleton, there are 143.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Hambleton, there are 5.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
Humidity in Hambleton 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, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Hambleton with 5.6 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 Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.3 inches in Hambleton means that it is one of the wettest places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Hambleton with 18.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 11.2 rainy days. There are 173.6 rainy days annually in Hambleton, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 80.8 inches in Hambleton means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Hambleton with 23.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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