climigo

West Virginia

When to go?

The best months are August–September. Avoid January (freezing).

Climate zones

VirginiaMarylandKentuckyOhioPennsylvaniaCharlestonCharlestonCharlestonHarpers FerryHarpers FerryHarpers FerryHuntingtonHuntingtonHuntingtonWheelingWheelingWheelingMorgantownMorgantownMorgantown

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 5°−6° snow likely
February 7°−4°
March 13°0°
April 19°5°
May 23°10°
June 27°15°
July 29°17°
August 28°16°
September 25°12°
October 19°6°
November 13°0°
December 8°−3°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−5.5 · 5.0 °CJanuary: −5.5 · 5.0 °C−3.9 · 7.3 °CFebruary: −3.9 · 7.3 °C−0.3 · 12.6 °CMarch: −0.3 · 12.6 °C4.7 · 18.8 °CApril: 4.7 · 18.8 °C9.9 · 22.8 °CMay: 9.9 · 22.8 °C14.6 · 26.9 °CJune: 14.6 · 26.9 °C16.9 · 28.6 °CJuly: 16.9 · 28.6 °C16.0 · 27.9 °CAugust: 16.0 · 27.9 °C12.4 · 25.0 °CSeptember: 12.4 · 25.0 °C6.1 · 19.0 °COctober: 6.1 · 19.0 °C0.4 · 12.7 °CNovember: 0.4 · 12.7 °C−3.1 · 7.5 °CDecember: −3.1 · 7.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −5.5 – 5.0 °C
Feb −3.9 – 7.3 °C
Mar −0.3 – 12.6 °C
Apr 4.7 – 18.8 °C
May 9.9 – 22.8 °C
Jun 14.6 – 26.9 °C
Jul 16.9 – 28.6 °C
Aug 16.0 – 27.9 °C
Sep 12.4 – 25.0 °C
Oct 6.1 – 19.0 °C
Nov 0.4 – 12.7 °C
Dec −3.1 – 7.5 °C

How much it rains

January 97 mm13 d
February 94 mm12 d
March 98 mm12 d
April 105 mm12 d
May 132 mm13 d
June 121 mm11 d
July 132 mm11 d
August 98 mm9 d
September 98 mm8 d
October 84 mm8 d
November 78 mm9 d
December 97 mm11 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec97 mm · 13 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 97 mm · 13 rain days · 7 mm a day94 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 94 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a day98 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a dayMarch: 98 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a day105 mm · 12 rain days · 9 mm a dayApril: 105 mm · 12 rain days · 9 mm a day132 mm · 13 rain days · 10 mm a dayMay: 132 mm · 13 rain days · 10 mm a day121 mm · 11 rain days · 11 mm a dayJune: 121 mm · 11 rain days · 11 mm a day132 mm · 11 rain days · 12 mm a dayJuly: 132 mm · 11 rain days · 12 mm a day98 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a dayAugust: 98 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a day98 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a daySeptember: 98 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day84 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a dayOctober: 84 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a day78 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 78 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a day97 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 97 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 97 mm13 d
Feb 94 mm12 d
Mar 98 mm12 d
Apr 105 mm12 d
May 132 mm13 d
Jun 121 mm11 d
Jul 132 mm11 d
Aug 98 mm9 d
Sep 98 mm8 d
Oct 84 mm8 d
Nov 78 mm9 d
Dec 97 mm11 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 47
February 10 h 47
March 11 h 55
April 13 h 12
May 14 h 15
June 14 h 50
July 14 h 36
August 13 h 41
September 12 h 28
October 11 h 14
November 10 h 06
December 9 h 30

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 5 cm
February 7 cm
March 3 cm
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 1 cm
December 3 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec5 cmJanuary: 5 cm7 cmFebruary: 7 cm3 cmMarch: 3 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm1 cmNovember: 1 cm3 cmDecember: 3 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 5 cm
Feb 7 cm
Mar 3 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 1 cm
Dec 3 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities