Rivesville, WV Climate


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Rivesville, WV has a typical midwestern climate with cool winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature is around 51 degrees Farenheit, with temperatures rarely falling below 30 degrees during the winter months and rarely exceeding 95 degrees during summer. The area receives an average of 35 inches of rainfall annually, but can experience higher or lower amounts depending on the season. Summer and fall tend to have slightly more precipitation than winter and spring. Snowfall averages about 17 inches per year in Rivesville, making for short but still cold winters.

Rivesville, West Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rivesville averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 155 sunny days per year in Rivesville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rivesville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 149 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 23
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Rivesville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRivesville, West VirginiaUnited States
  43.7 in.38.1 in.
  28.6 in.27.8 in.
  149.2 days106.2 days
  155 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  22.7°21.7°
  7.17
  3.54.3
  866 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 Rivesville with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in West Virginia. In Rivesville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rivesville are September, June and August.
In Rivesville, there are 8.4 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 Rivesville with an average of 22.7°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Rivesville, there are 107.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Rivesville, 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 Rivesville 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 Rivesville with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.7 inches in Rivesville means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Rivesville with 15.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 9.9 rainy days. There are 149.2 rainy days annually in Rivesville, 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 28.6 inches in Rivesville means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Rivesville with 9.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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