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United States / West Virginia / Point Pleasant Metro Area / Mason County / Henderson / Zip Codes
Henderson is a beautiful town located in the Appalachians of West Virginia. The climate is mild, with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures range from an average high of 82°F (27°C) in July to an average low of 24°F (-4°C) in January. Rainfall averages around 44 inches a year and snowfall ranges from 10-20 inches annually. The area also experiences occasional severe weather such as thunderstorms and possible flooding during the warmer months, so it’s important to be prepared.

Henderson, West Virginia gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Henderson averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Henderson. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Henderson gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Henderson is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in West Virginia.

8.4 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Henderson, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHenderson, West VirginiaUnited States
  41.5 in.38.1 in.
  6.1 in.27.8 in.
  127.3 days106.2 days
  170 days205 days
  86.4°85.8°
  22.5°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  564 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 Henderson with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In Henderson, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Henderson are September, May and June.
In Henderson, there are 24.8 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 Henderson with an average of 22.5°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Henderson, there are 107.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Henderson, there are 1.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Henderson 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.
May is the wettest month in Henderson with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 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 41.5 inches in Henderson means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Henderson with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 127.3 rainy days annually in Henderson, which is less rainy than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer 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 6.1 inches in Henderson means that it is one of the least snowy places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Henderson with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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