Pocahontas County, WV Climate


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

Pocahontas County averages 60 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 156 sunny days per year in Pocahontas County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pocahontas County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 150 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 60 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Pocahontas County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePocahontas, West VirginiaUnited States
  46.8 in.38.1 in.
  60.1 in.27.8 in.
  149.9 days106.2 days
  156 days205 days
  79.2°85.8°
  15.7°21.7°
  6.67
  3.94.3
  3205 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 Pocahontas County with an average high temperature of 79.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in West Virginia. In Pocahontas County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pocahontas County are August, July and June.
In Pocahontas County, there are 1.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in West Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pocahontas County with an average of 15.7°. This is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Pocahontas County, there are 158.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
In Pocahontas County, there are 6.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in West Virginia.
Humidity in Pocahontas County 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.
May is the wettest month in Pocahontas County with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.8 inches in Pocahontas County means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Pocahontas County with 14.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 149.9 rainy days annually in Pocahontas County, which is rainier than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 60.1 inches in Pocahontas County means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Pocahontas County with 16.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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