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United States / West Virginia / No Metro Area / Logan County / Holden / Zip Codes
Holden, WV has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually warm and humid with temperatures reaching the mid 80s. Winters can be cold and snowy with temperatures reaching down to the single digits. Spring and fall bring mild weather with a mix of rain and sunshine. The area typically sees plenty of rainfall throughout the year, making it ideal for outdoor activities during every season.

Holden, West Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Holden averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Holden. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Holden gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.1 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Holden, 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 Holden with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In Holden, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Holden are September, May and June.
In Holden, there are 26.0 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 Holden with an average of 25.3°. This is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.
In Holden, there are 91.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in West Virginia.
In Holden, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Holden but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Holden.
July is the wettest month in Holden with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.7 inches in Holden means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Holden with 12.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 133.9 rainy days annually in Holden, which is less rainy than most 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 15.5 inches in Holden means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Holden with 5.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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