HARPERS FERRY

Best Time to Visit West Virginia

Harpers Ferry is an West Virginia's eighteenth-century restored town, at the border with Maryland, just a couple of hours from Washington or Baltimore. 

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Best time to visit Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
When not to go to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia


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WHAT TO VISIT IN WEST VIRGINIA HARPERS FERRY?

Besides Harpers Ferry own attractions (restored houses, streets, museums, historic munitions factory, John's Brown Fort...), there is some additional attractions around it, namely Charles Town, Shepherdstown and Berkeley Springs, not to speak of the Allegheny Mountains, the West Virginia's chain of the Appalachian mountains.

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BEST TIME TO TRAVEL TO AND VISIT HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA

If we only consider the weather issue in the whole, then the best time to visit Harpers Ferry is undoubtedly mid and late spring - May, June – or late-summer and autumn.

Considering that Harpers Ferry climate is more close to that of Washington DC than that of southern Virginia, see Best time to visit Washington.


WHEN NOT TO GO TO VISIT HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA

Humidity and high temperatures may turn July and August very uncomfortable months in Harpers Ferry. Winter is also a period you should want to avoid, due to snowfalls and cold.

Considering the similitude with the Washington's weather, see Best time to visit Washington.

Once Harpers Ferry is particularly visited during weekends you may want to avoid Saturdays and Sundays. 

Besides, you may want to avoid the most popular months to get accommodation deals: summer, mid and late spring, and autumn months.

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