Charles Town, WV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MARTINSBURG E WV RGNL AP, WV US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Charles Town has an annual average temperature of 54.1°F with about 39 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.05 in) and February the driest (2.14 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,737
Cooling need
819

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

23 of 366 (6.3%) of Charles Town'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
13
1900s
11
1910s
27
1920s
44
1930s
69
1940s
43
1950s
20
1960s
16
1970s
27
1980s
20
1990s
31
2000s
15
2010s
19
2020s
11

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 41.3°F 23.5°F 32.4°F 2.60 in 10
February 44.7°F 25.3°F 35.0°F 2.14 in 9
March 53.5°F 32.2°F 42.8°F 3.42 in 11
April 65.4°F 41.8°F 53.6°F 3.36 in 11
May 74.0°F 51.0°F 62.5°F 4.05 in 13
June 82.4°F 59.8°F 71.1°F 3.85 in 11
July 86.9°F 64.5°F 75.7°F 3.78 in 11
August 85.0°F 62.5°F 73.8°F 3.02 in 9
September 78.1°F 55.3°F 66.7°F 4.03 in 9
October 66.7°F 43.7°F 55.2°F 2.99 in 9
November 55.1°F 34.2°F 44.6°F 2.73 in 9
December 44.8°F 27.1°F 36.0°F 3.00 in 10

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