Beckley, WV
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BECKLEY VA HOSPITAL, WV US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Beckley has an annual average temperature of 49.7°F with about 43.4 inches of precipitation per year and 38.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.3°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.36 in) and October the driest (2.56 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
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All-time records →17 of 366 (4.6%) of Beckley'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.
| 1890s | 12 | |
| 1900s | 31 | |
| 1910s | 68 | |
| 1920s | 41 | |
| 1930s | 69 | |
| 1940s | 25 | |
| 1950s | 32 | |
| 1960s | 12 | |
| 1970s | 25 | |
| 1980s | 14 | |
| 1990s | 4 | |
| 2000s | 11 | |
| 2010s | 18 | |
| 2020s | 4 |
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 | 39.6°F | 19.3°F | 29.5°F | 3.09 in | 12.8 in | 15 |
| February | 43.2°F | 20.9°F | 32.1°F | 2.87 in | 10.0 in | 13 |
| March | 51.4°F | 26.8°F | 39.1°F | 3.79 in | 5.2 in | 14 |
| April | 63.4°F | 35.9°F | 49.7°F | 3.78 in | 0.8 in | 13 |
| May | 70.9°F | 45.7°F | 58.3°F | 4.56 in | — | 14 |
| June | 76.1°F | 54.1°F | 65.1°F | 4.12 in | — | 13 |
| July | 79.1°F | 58.1°F | 68.6°F | 5.36 in | — | 13 |
| August | 78.1°F | 56.6°F | 67.3°F | 3.73 in | — | 11 |
| September | 73.2°F | 50.2°F | 61.7°F | 3.31 in | — | 9 |
| October | 63.1°F | 38.8°F | 50.9°F | 2.56 in | 0.5 in | 9 |
| November | 52.9°F | 28.6°F | 40.7°F | 2.66 in | 1.2 in | 10 |
| December | 43.3°F | 23.3°F | 33.3°F | 3.53 in | 7.9 in | 14 |
Climate twins of Beckley
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