Athens, WV
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ATHENS, WV US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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Climate summary
Athens has an annual average temperature of 52.2°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.4°F).
Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Best time to visit Athens
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Athens'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.
| 1940s | 43 | |
| 1950s | 88 | |
| 1960s | 32 | |
| 1970s | 51 | |
| 1980s | 60 | |
| 1990s | 76 | |
| 2000s | 16 |
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 | 42.6°F | 22.4°F | 32.5°F | in | — | — |
| February | 45.7°F | 23.6°F | 34.6°F | in | — | — |
| March | 53.4°F | 30.0°F | 41.7°F | in | — | — |
| April | 66.3°F | 40.1°F | 53.2°F | in | — | — |
| May | 73.2°F | 47.8°F | 60.5°F | in | — | — |
| June | 78.4°F | 55.9°F | 67.2°F | in | — | — |
| July | 81.8°F | 60.3°F | 71.1°F | in | — | — |
| August | 81.1°F | 58.2°F | 69.7°F | in | — | — |
| September | 74.6°F | 51.7°F | 63.1°F | in | — | — |
| October | 65.0°F | 40.1°F | 52.5°F | in | — | — |
| November | 56.5°F | 31.4°F | 44.0°F | in | — | — |
| December | 45.2°F | 26.6°F | 35.9°F | in | — | — |
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