Bluefield, WV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BLUEFIELD, WV US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bluefield has an annual average temperature of 51.5°F with about 45.4 inches of precipitation per year and 39.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.90 in) and October the driest (2.90 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,223
Cooling need
354

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

106 of 366 (29%) of Bluefield'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
33
2000s
159
2010s
131
2020s
43

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 40.2°F 21.7°F 30.9°F 3.51 in 9.9 in 17
February 44.3°F 24.1°F 34.2°F 3.35 in 9.9 in 15
March 52.9°F 29.9°F 41.4°F 4.46 in 7.5 in 15
April 64.8°F 38.4°F 51.6°F 4.06 in 1.4 in 14
May 72.1°F 47.6°F 59.9°F 4.90 in 14
June 78.4°F 55.5°F 67.0°F 4.10 in 14
July 81.0°F 59.6°F 70.3°F 4.44 in 14
August 80.2°F 58.7°F 69.5°F 3.52 in 13
September 75.7°F 52.8°F 64.3°F 3.46 in 10
October 64.1°F 40.6°F 52.4°F 2.90 in 0.6 in 12
November 52.8°F 30.3°F 41.5°F 2.98 in 1.7 in 11
December 43.6°F 25.8°F 34.7°F 3.76 in 8.7 in 16

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