WEST VIRGINIA STATE

Best Time to Visit West Virginia

 

West Virginia is more and more visited by skiiers and mountain bikers. The Allegheny Mountains (part of the Monongahela National Forest), with its high peaks and dark forests, are a top outdoor destination. 

West Virginia most popular destination - Harpers Ferry, an eighteenth-century restored town - stands at the border with Maryland, just a couple of hours from Washington or Baltimore. 

See:
Best time to visit West Virginia
When not to go to West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia Weather Table 

See also:
Best time to visit Harpers Ferry


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WHAT TO VISIT IN WEST VIRGINIA STATE?

Harpers Ferry
Restored eighteenth town. See: Best time to visit Harpers Ferry
The Allegheny Mountains 
Rural and wide forested chain of mountains 
Seneca Rocks
The most spectacular peaks in the Allegheny Mountains.
The New River Gorge Canyons
Spectacular set of West Virginia's river canyons
Charleston
West Virginia State's Capital
Lewisburg
A typical and lively West Virginia small town
Berkeley Springs
Spa town and a state historic park.
Elkins
The biggest town in Northern West Virginia and an important cultural center. West Virginia mountain folk traditions are very lively in Elkins.

West Virginia Travel Destinations Map

BEST TIME TO VISIT AND TRAVEL TO WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia summer is hot and normally humid, while winter and early spring are often very cold. 

It's an instable weather, with moderate precipitation all over the year and moderate or high snowfalls from mid-November to March. 

As expected, West Virginia's valleys have less colder winters than higher sites. In the central parts of West Virginia and in the more mountainous areas, winters are colder and snowfalls attain higher levels.

Northern Virginia's weather is very similar to that of Washington. See Best time to visit Washington.

If we only consider the weather issue in the whole, then the best time to visit West Virginia is undoubtedly mid and late spring - May, June – or late-summer and autumn (fall's foliage rivals in West Virginia's mountains rivals that of New England). 


WHEN NOT TO GO TO WEST VIRGINIA

Humidity and high temperatures may turn July and August very uncomfortable months in many places of West Virginia. 

Unless you want to enjoy outdoor winter sports, winter is a period you should want to avoid.

For details about West Virginia weather, see table below. For Northern Virginia's weather, and considering the similitude with the Washington's one, see Best time to visit Washington.

Charleston, West Virginia Table Weather 

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