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United States / West Virginia / No Metro Area / Nicholas County / Birch River / Zip Codes
Birch River, WV has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Spring in Birch River is characterized by warm days and cool nights as temperatures gradually rise above freezing. Summer days are sunny and hot with average highs hovering around 75°F (24°C). Fall weather in Birch River usually begins in mid to late September when the temperatures quickly drop from the summer highs and bring cooler temperatures. Winter brings cold temperatures and some snow throughout the season from December to March, with average lows of about 20°F (-7°C).
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The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Birch River is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Birch River, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Birch River with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In Birch River, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Birch River are June, September and August.
In Birch River, there are 3.0 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 Birch River with an average of 21.6°. This is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
In Birch River, there are 119.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
In Birch River, there are 2.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Birch River 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 Birch River with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.5 inches in Birch River means that it is one of the wettest places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Birch River with 17.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.5 rainy days. There are 168.8 rainy days annually in Birch River, 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 68.1 inches in Birch River means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Birch River with 22.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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