Piney View, WV Climate

Piney View, WV is located in the Appalachian Mountains and experiences a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 73°F (23°C) while the average winter temperature is around 33°F (1°C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging around 43 inches (109 cm) annually. Snowfall averages around 20 inches (51 cm) each year, mostly occurring between December and February. The area has beautiful foliage during the spring and autumn months that are sure to take your breath away.

Piney View, West Virginia gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Piney View averages 52 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 155 sunny days per year in Piney View. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Piney View gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 151 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 21
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 52 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Piney View is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in West Virginia.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter

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

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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 Piney View with an average high temperature of 79.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in West Virginia. In Piney View, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Piney View are August, July and June.

In Piney View, there are 1.0 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 Piney View with an average of 21.3°. This is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

In Piney View, there are 120.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in West Virginia.

In Piney View, there are 2.7 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 Piney View 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 Piney View with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.0 inches in Piney View means that it is drier than most places in West Virginia.

January is the rainiest month in Piney View with 14.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 150.5 rainy days annually in Piney View, 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 51.7 inches in Piney View means that it is snowier than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Piney View with 15.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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