|
WEST VIRGINIA STATE
Best Time to Go & Visit & Travel to 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
MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
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
|
CHARLESTON - WEST VIRGINIA |
|
Temperature Fahrenheit |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
High (average) |
44 |
46 |
55 |
67 |
78 |
84 |
86 |
84 |
80 |
70 |
56 |
45 |
66,3 |
|
Low (average) |
25 |
28 |
34 |
45 |
52 |
61 |
65 |
63 |
57 |
45 |
36 |
26 |
44,8 |
|
Average |
35 |
37 |
45 |
56 |
65 |
73 |
76 |
74 |
69 |
58 |
46 |
36 |
55,5 |
|
Temperature Celsius |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
High (average) |
7 |
8 |
13 |
19 |
26 |
29 |
30 |
29 |
27 |
21 |
13 |
7 |
19 |
|
Low (average) |
-4 |
-2 |
1 |
7 |
11 |
16 |
18 |
17 |
14 |
7 |
2 |
-3 |
7 |
|
Average |
1 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
18 |
23 |
24 |
23 |
20 |
14 |
8 |
2 |
13 |
|
Humidity |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
Humidity and discomfort |
High in mid-June to August |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Precipitation |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
Number of wet days |
15 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
14 |
12,3 |
|
Snow |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
|
Snow in inches |
9 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
2,58 |
|
Snow in mm |
229 |
203 |
127 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
127 |
66 |
|
Red: Too
cold, too hot, too humid, too little sun, too rain or
too snow |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SEARCHING
WEST
VIRGINIA
TOURS?
Just click the
Search button in the Search box below
SEARCHING
HARPERS FERRY
TOURS?
Just click the
Search button in the Search box below
SEARCHING
NEW RIVER GORGE, LEWISBURG, ALLEGHENY AND MONONGAHELA
TOURS?
Just click the
Search button in the Search box below
SEARCHING
FLIGHTS TO WEST VIRGINIA?
Just
click the Search button in the Search box below
SEARCHING HOTELS TO YOUR VISIT TO
WEST VIRGINIA?
Just
click the Search button in the Search box below
Back to top West Virginia Best Time to Travel to
Return to Travel Best Time Home
|
