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Charleston, WV weather averages

NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Charleston - Yeager Ap, 4.8 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.

Quick answer

Charleston averages a daily high of 65.7°F and a daily low of 45.7°F across the year, with 44.03 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 85.2°F and January the coldest at 26.3°F.

Average annual high
65.7°FWarmest month July
Average annual low
45.7°FColdest month January
Precipitation per year
44.03 inWettest month July
Snowfall per year
36.4 in87.9 days at or below 32°F

Charleston weather month by month

Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.

MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip inSnow inRange
January42.526.3311.326.3 to 42.5 degrees
February46.628.73.199.828.7 to 46.6 degrees
March56.235.43.915.835.4 to 56.2 degrees
April67.744.53.241.444.5 to 67.7 degrees
May74.852.74.8052.7 to 74.8 degrees
June82.261.64.29061.6 to 82.2 degrees
July85.265.74.94065.7 to 85.2 degrees
August84.264.53.74064.5 to 84.2 degrees
September77.856.93.25056.9 to 77.8 degrees
October67.745.42.670.145.4 to 67.7 degrees
November5736.93.731.336.9 to 57 degrees
December45.629.23.276.729.2 to 45.6 degrees

Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013866, Charleston - Yeager Ap · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals

How to read Charleston climate normals

What a climate normal is, and what it is not.

A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Charleston - Yeager Ap, 4.8 km from the centre of Charleston. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Charleston sees about 15.9 days a year at or above 90°F and about 90.3 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.

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