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United States / West Virginia / Huntington-Ashland Metro Area / Wayne County / Lavalette / Zip Codes
Lavalette, WV has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 80°F while in the winter it drops to an average of 39°F. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with around 44 inches per year, making it one of the wettest cities in West Virginia. Snowfall is also common in Lavalette during winter months with an average of 20 inches per season.

Lavalette, West Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lavalette averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Lavalette. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lavalette gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Lavalette, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLavalette, West VirginiaUnited States
  43.5 in.38.1 in.
  14.0 in.27.8 in.
  136.5 days106.2 days
  162 days205 days
  86.6°85.8°
  24.1°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  574 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 Lavalette with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In Lavalette, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lavalette are September, May and June.
In Lavalette, there are 24.3 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 Lavalette with an average of 24.1°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Lavalette, there are 101.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Lavalette, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Lavalette but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Lavalette.
July is the wettest month in Lavalette with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 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 43.5 inches in Lavalette means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Lavalette with 13.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 136.5 rainy days annually in Lavalette, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.0 inches in Lavalette means that it is one of the least snowy places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Lavalette with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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