Huttonsville, WV Climate


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Huttonsville, WV has a temperate climate, with moderate temperatures and precipitation throughout the year. Winters are cold but mild compared to other parts of the country, and snow is rarely seen. Summers are generally warm and humid, but never too hot or uncomfortable. Precipitation comes in all forms throughout the year, including snow in winter, rain in spring and summer, and some hail in late fall. Overall, Huttonsville enjoys pleasant weather conditions year round that make it an enjoyable place to live.

Huttonsville, West Virginia gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Huttonsville averages 77 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 154 sunny days per year in Huttonsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Huttonsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 169 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 17
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 77 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Huttonsville is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Huttonsville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHuttonsville, West VirginiaUnited States
  48.2 in.38.1 in.
  76.7 in.27.8 in.
  169.1 days106.2 days
  154 days205 days
  81.2°85.8°
  16.7°21.7°
  6.67
  44.3
  2037 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 Huttonsville with an average high temperature of 81.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In Huttonsville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Huttonsville are June, August and July.
In Huttonsville, there are 3.1 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 Huttonsville with an average of 16.7°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Huttonsville, there are 154.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Huttonsville, there are 6.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
Humidity in Huttonsville 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 Huttonsville with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in Huttonsville means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Huttonsville with 17.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 169.1 rainy days annually in Huttonsville, 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 76.7 inches in Huttonsville means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Huttonsville with 23.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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