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United States / West Virginia / Clarksburg Metro Area / Harrison County / Despard / Zip Codes
Despard, WV has a humid subtropical climate with short but mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average temperature year-round is in the mid-50s Fahrenheit (10–12 Celsius), with January being the coldest month of the year and July being the warmest. The area experiences a generous amount of rainfall throughout the year, averaging around 45 inches annually. Snowfall is scarce, with an annual average of only around 8 inches. Generally, Despard is sunny and pleasant all year round, making it a great place to live!

Despard, West Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Despard averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 151 sunny days per year in Despard. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Despard gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 155 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Despard is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Despard, 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 Despard with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in West Virginia. In Despard, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Despard are September, June and May.
In Despard, there are 10.0 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 Despard with an average of 21.8°. This is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
In Despard, there are 116.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
In Despard, there are 1.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Despard 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 Despard with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 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 46.6 inches in Despard means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Despard with 15.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.2 rainy days. There are 155.1 rainy days annually in Despard, which is rainier than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.6 inches in Despard means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Despard with 11.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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