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United States / West Virginia / Bluefield Metro Area / Mercer County / Oakvale / Zip Codes
Oakvale, WV has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild to cool winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 76°F, while winters are usually around 39°F. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with an average of over 40 inches each year. Snowfall is generally light, averaging around 10 inches per year, though there can be significant snowfall in some years.

Oakvale, West Virginia gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oakvale averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 156 sunny days per year in Oakvale. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oakvale gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Oakvale, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOakvale, West VirginiaUnited States
  38.6 in.38.1 in.
  29.6 in.27.8 in.
  145.7 days106.2 days
  156 days205 days
  80.7°85.8°
  22.1°21.7°
  7.17
  44.3
  1722 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 Oakvale with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In Oakvale, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oakvale are June, August and July.
In Oakvale, there are 2.1 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 Oakvale with an average of 22.1°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Oakvale, there are 116.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
In Oakvale, there are 1.9 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 Oakvale 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 Oakvale with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.6 inches in Oakvale means that it is one of the driest places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Oakvale with 14.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 145.7 rainy days annually in Oakvale, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.6 inches in Oakvale means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Oakvale with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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