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United States / West Virginia / Point Pleasant Metro Area / Mason County / New Haven / Zip Codes
New Haven, WV has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The area typically experiences temperatures in the 70s and 80s during the summer months while winter temperatures average in the 20s and 30s. Rainfall is common throughout the year, averaging over 40 inches annually, and snowfall is usually light with only 6 or 7 inches falling each winter season. Humidity levels are high during the summer months making for uncomfortable days and evenings when combined with the heat.

New Haven, West Virginia gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Haven averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 167 sunny days per year in New Haven. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Haven gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 22
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for New Haven is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in West Virginia.

8.4 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in New Haven, while January and December 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 New Haven with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In New Haven, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Haven are September, May and June.
In New Haven, there are 26.5 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 New Haven with an average of 22.4°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In New Haven, there are 108.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In New Haven, there are 2.0 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 New Haven 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.
May is the wettest month in New Haven with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.6 inches in New Haven means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.
April is the rainiest month in New Haven with 11.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 118.0 rainy days annually in New Haven, which is one of the least rainy places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer 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 6.8 inches in New Haven means that it is one of the least snowy places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in New Haven with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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