Ansted, WV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ANSTEAD HAWKS NEST SP, WV US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ansted has an annual average temperature of 53.7°F with about 48 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.87 in) and February the driest (2.99 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,704
Cooling need
627

Best time to visit Ansted

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

93 of 366 (25.4%) of Ansted's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1990s
6
2000s
187
2010s
161
2020s
12

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 42.0°F 23.0°F 32.5°F 3.26 in
February 46.5°F 24.9°F 35.7°F 2.99 in
March 55.2°F 31.0°F 43.1°F 4.19 in
April 67.6°F 40.0°F 53.8°F 4.30 in
May 75.0°F 49.5°F 62.3°F 4.98 in
June 81.1°F 58.4°F 69.7°F 4.72 in
July 84.0°F 62.1°F 73.0°F 5.87 in
August 83.4°F 60.9°F 72.1°F 4.19 in
September 78.0°F 54.3°F 66.1°F 3.61 in
October 67.6°F 42.5°F 55.0°F 3.06 in
November 56.2°F 32.6°F 44.4°F 3.14 in
December 46.1°F 26.7°F 36.4°F 3.73 in

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