Weather in West Virginia

Calculated from weather data of Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field (KHTS) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	45.0	43.0	51.0	40.0	41.0	49.0
February	52.0	57.0	59.0	51.0	40.0	48.0
March	59.0	64.0	59.0	62.0	63.0	63.0
April	69.0	72.0	70.0	66.0	67.0	64.0
May	76.0		74.0	78.0	73.0	72.0
June	82.0		80.0	85.0	83.0	82.0
July	86.0		87.0	85.0	84.0	90.0
August	84.0		84.0	84.0	85.0	84.0
September	80.0		80.0	78.0	78.0	77.0
October	70.0		71.0	67.0	72.0	68.0
November	57.0		60.0	58.0	55.0	62.0
December	50.0		54.0	49.0	58.0	46.0
Average	66.0	59.0	69.0	67.0	67.0	67.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	30.0	30	35	24	30	34
February	34.0	36	37	30	27	33
March	38.0	42	35	39	39	44
April	47.0	51	46	46	45	44
May	56.0		53	58	52	53
June	63.0		58	63	64	63
July	67.0		66	69	61	67
August	66.0		66	66	69	67
September	61.0		60	59	60	59
October	49.0		50	43	54	47
November	37.0		38	39	35	40
December	34.0		37	36	39	31
Average	47.0	40.0	48.0	48.0	48.0	49.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	1	38	42	34	46
77 °F or warmer	13	126	126	124	126
68 °F or warmer	31	202	187	195	177
32 °F or colder	33	49	69	68	50

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	16.4	23	15	21	15	13
February	13.9	6	8	14	18	20
March	10.7	10	14	9	6	12
April	9.8	13	4	14	9	10
May	10.3		12	13	7	13
June	5.8		6	4	9	5
July	4.8		3	12	4	2
August	5.4		5	5	11	4
September	7.2		3	8	10	4
October	8.6		10	5	9	7
November	9.0		6	13	5	9
December	12.1		11	12	7	14
Average	9.6	12.7	7.9	10.5	9.0	9.0

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	6.7	7	7	6	6	6
February	7.2	7	8	8	7	7
March	7.5	7	8	9	7	7
April	7.2	8	7	7	7	7
May	6.1		6	6	6	6
June	5.7		6	6	6	6
July	4.9		6	5	5	4
August	4.6		5	5	4	5
September	4.9		4	5	6	5
October	5.5		6	6	6	5
November	6.3		6	7	6	6
December	6.0		6	6	6	6
Average	6.1	7.1	6.0	6.2	5.8	5.9

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	SW	W	W	SW
February	SW	SW	SW	NW	SW
March	W	W	SW	W	SW
April	SW	SW	SW	W	W
May		W	SW	W	SW
June		W	SW	SW	SW
July		SW	SW	W	SW
August		SW	SW	SW	W
September		N	W	SW	S
October		SW	SW	SW	SW
November		SW	SW	SW	SW
December		SW	SW	SW	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

West Virginia weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in West Virginia?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 86 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in West Virginia?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 45 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in West Virginia?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 16.5 %.

Which month is the driest in West Virginia?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 4.8 %.