Weather in Kanawha County

Calculated from weather data of West Virginia International Yeager Airport (KCRW) 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	53.0	55.0	58.0	51.0	41.0	50.0
March	59.0	63.0	58.0	62.0	63.0	62.0
April	69.0	71.0	71.0	66.0	67.0	63.0
May	76.0		73.0	78.0	74.0	72.0
June	82.0		79.0	83.0	83.0	82.0
July	86.0		85.0	84.0	85.0	90.0
August	84.0		83.0	84.0	86.0	85.0
September	80.0		78.0	76.0	79.0	78.0
October	70.0		69.0	66.0	72.0	69.0
November	57.0		59.0	58.0	55.0	62.0
December	50.0		53.0	49.0	58.0	46.0
Average	66.0	58.0	68.0	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	29.0	29	35	24	29	34
February	33.0	33	36	29	28	33
March	38.0	41	36	38	38	43
April	46.0	50	45	44	44	43
May	55.0		52	56	50	52
June	61.0		58	60	62	62
July	67.0		66	68	65	69
August	66.0		65	66	67	67
September	60.0		59	58	59	59
October	48.0		48	41	53	48
November	36.0		35	38	33	40
December	33.0		35	36	37	30
Average	47.0	38.0	48.0	47.0	47.0	48.0

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	0	27	32	40	45
77 °F or warmer	10	120	126	129	124
68 °F or warmer	33	201	189	195	184
32 °F or colder	40	57	77	80	52

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	26.7	37	25	26	25	23
February	19.7	13	10	22	29	34
March	15.7	16	21	14	7	16
April	11.4	10	4	13	12	17
May	10.1		10	12	10	15
June	6.5		9	3	8	8
July	4.3		3	9	5	3
August	4.6		6	2	10	3
September	7.2		4	8	9	6
October	9.6		9	8	6	10
November	11.3		8	14	8	9
December	16.9		13	10	8	26
Average	12.2	18.4	9.5	11.0	10.9	13.2

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	6.3	6	6	6	6	6
February	6.5	6	7	7	6	7
March	7.1	6	7	8	6	7
April	6.8	7	7	7	6	7
May	5.7		5	5	5	6
June	5.1		5	4	5	5
July	4.6		5	5	5	4
August	4.2		5	4	4	5
September	4.2		4	4	5	5
October	4.8		5	5	5	4
November	5.6		5	6	6	6
December	5.5		5	5	6	6
Average	5.6	6.5	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.6

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	W	W
March	W	W	W	W	SW
April	SW	W	W	W	W
May		W	SW	W	W
June		W	W	SW	SW
July		SW	SW	W	SW
August		SW	SW	SW	W
September		NE	W	SW	S
October		SW	W	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.

Kanawha County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Kanawha County?

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

What is the coldest month in Kanawha County?

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

Which month is the wettest in Kanawha County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 26.8 %.

Which month is the driest in Kanawha County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 4.3 %.