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Galax, VA vs Buckhannon, WV

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- Buckhannon has 15.9% more rainy days than Galax.
- Buckhannon has 20.8% less Sunny Days than Galax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Buckhannon scores 5.5% worse than Galax
 Galax, VABuckhannon, WVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5038
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock160106
 Sunny192  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock14302443
Reviews for Galax    5 Reviews

We moved here 8 years ago from Ohio and love it. We find the people very friendly, the climate nice, and the mountains beautiful. It isn't for everyone as there isn't  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bring your own job (and hopefully a few more), make friends, enlarge your cultural horizons and you will find Galax and Grayson County most agreeable. Inexpensive  More

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Reviews for Buckhannon    2 Reviews

Buckhannon is a descent little town that WV Wesleyan College is apart of. I went to college there and also was a resident there in town for a few years after graduating.  More

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Buckhannon has a small population of about 6,000 people, but in my time of growing up here I have seen, people stabbed at skate parks and public hangouts, any drug you  More

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