Valley Bend, WV Climate


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Valley Bend, WV has a moderate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically warm and humid, while winters are cold and wet. Spring and fall tend to be the most pleasant times of year, when temperatures are milder. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of around 43 inches per year. Valley Bend enjoys about 193 days of sunshine annually, which makes it a great place to enjoy the outdoors all year round.

Valley Bend, West Virginia gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Valley Bend averages 78 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 Valley Bend. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Valley Bend gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 169 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 78 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Valley Bend is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Valley Bend, 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 Valley Bend with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in West Virginia. In Valley Bend, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Valley Bend are June, August and July.
In Valley Bend, there are 2.4 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 Valley Bend with an average of 17.8°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Valley Bend, there are 143.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Valley Bend, there are 7.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
Humidity in Valley Bend is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Valley Bend with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.1 inches in Valley Bend means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Valley Bend with 17.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 169.1 rainy days annually in Valley Bend, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 77.5 inches in Valley Bend means that it is one of the snowiest places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Valley Bend with 23.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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