Doddridge County, WV Climate

The climate in Doddridge, WV County is generally temperate. Winters are cold, but usually not too extreme, with average temperatures in the twenties and thirties (Fahrenheit). Summers are warm, with temperatures averaging in the sixties and seventies. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year; July is typically the wettest month while February tends to be the driest. Snowfall in winter averages around twenty inches annually. While thunderstorms can occur throughout the warmer months, severe weather such as tornadoes or hurricanes are rare.

Doddridge County, West Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Doddridge County averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 154 sunny days per year in Doddridge County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Doddridge County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 155 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Doddridge County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Doddridge, West Virginia	United States
	46.4 in.	38.1 in.
	25.4 in.	27.8 in.
	155.2 days	106.2 days
	154 days	205 days
	84.5°	85.8°
	20.4°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	4	4.3
	1055 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 Doddridge County with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in West Virginia. In Doddridge County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Doddridge County are September, June and May.

In Doddridge County, there are 12.4 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 Doddridge County with an average of 20.4°. This is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In Doddridge County, there are 126.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In Doddridge County, there are 3.3 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 Doddridge County 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 Doddridge County with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.4 inches in Doddridge County means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in Doddridge County with 15.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.0 rainy days. There are 155.2 rainy days annually in Doddridge County, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.4 inches in Doddridge County means that it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Doddridge County with 9.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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