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United States / West Virginia / Beckley Metro Area / Nicholas County / Dixie / Zip Codes
Dixie, WV has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 73°F, while in winter it can drop to an average of 34°F. Precipitation in the town is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year, though June and July are typically the wettest months.

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

Dixie averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 158 sunny days per year in Dixie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dixie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 152 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dixie is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

8.6 Summer - 5.1 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Dixie, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Dixie with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In Dixie, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dixie are September, June and August.
In Dixie, there are 6.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dixie with an average of 21.7°. This is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
In Dixie, there are 118.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
In Dixie, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Dixie 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 Dixie with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 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 47.6 inches in Dixie means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Dixie with 15.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 152.1 rainy days annually in Dixie, which is rainier than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.8 inches in Dixie means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Dixie with 11.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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