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United States / West Virginia / Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metro Area / Berkeley County / Falling Waters / Zip Codes
Falling Waters, WV is located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and experiences a humid continental climate. Summers in Falling Waters tend to be hot and humid with temperatures reaching as high as 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The winters are cold and snowy with temperatures occasionally dipping below zero degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, allowing for lush vegetation and plenty of outdoor activities for visitors to enjoy.

Falling Waters, West Virginia gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Falling Waters averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Falling Waters. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Falling Waters gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Falling Waters is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in West Virginia.

8.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Falling Waters, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFalling Waters, West VirginiaUnited States
  39.8 in.38.1 in.
  21.3 in.27.8 in.
  115.8 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  86.3°85.8°
  21.5°21.7°
  7.37
  3.94.3
  394 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 Falling Waters with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In Falling Waters, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Falling Waters are September, June and May.
In Falling Waters, there are 20.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in West Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Falling Waters with an average of 21.5°. This is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
In Falling Waters, there are 116.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
In Falling Waters, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Falling Waters 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 Falling Waters with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.8 inches in Falling Waters means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Falling Waters with 12.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 115.8 rainy days annually in Falling Waters, which is one of the least rainy places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 21.3 inches in Falling Waters means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Falling Waters with 6.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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