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United States / West Virginia / No Metro Area / Upshur County / Buckhannon / Zip Codes
Buckhannon, WV has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature range in summer is from 75°F (23°C) to 87°F (30°C), while the average temperature range in winter is from 24°F (-4°C) to 41°F (5°C). Precipitation levels are relatively high throughout the year, with an average of 43 inches (109 cm) of rain and snowfall annually. Snow can fall as early as October and continue until April or May.

Buckhannon, West Virginia gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buckhannon averages 48 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 152 sunny days per year in Buckhannon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buckhannon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 160 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Buckhannon is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Buckhannon, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBuckhannon, West VirginiaUnited States
  50.3 in.38.1 in.
  48.4 in.27.8 in.
  160.2 days106.2 days
  152 days205 days
  82.3°85.8°
  20.2°21.7°
  6.97
  3.94.3
  1430 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 Buckhannon with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In Buckhannon, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Buckhannon are June, September and August.
In Buckhannon, there are 6.4 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 Buckhannon with an average of 20.2°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Buckhannon, there are 126.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.
In Buckhannon, there are 3.4 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 Buckhannon 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 Buckhannon with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.3 inches in Buckhannon means that it is one of the wettest places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Buckhannon with 17.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.4 rainy days. There are 160.2 rainy days annually in Buckhannon, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 48.4 inches in Buckhannon means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Buckhannon with 15.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Dustin · Buckhannon, WV
Nice little town, but police are rediculously inva
Over 15 years ago

Buckhannon is a descent little town that WV Wesleyan College is apart of. I went to college there and also was a resident there in town for a few years after graduating.  More

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Austin · Buckhannon, WV
Buckhannon is small, but it can still be dangerous
Over 16 years ago

Buckhannon has a small population of about 6,000 people, but in my time of growing up here I have seen, people stabbed at skate parks and public hangouts, any drug you  More

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