Elkins, WV
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELKINS RANDOLPH CO AP, WV US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Elkins has an annual average temperature of 51.7°F with about 47.2 inches of precipitation per year and 68.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.99 in) and November the driest (2.87 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Elkins
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →56 of 366 (15.3%) of Elkins'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.
| 1920s | 12 | |
| 1930s | 71 | |
| 1940s | 40 | |
| 1950s | 35 | |
| 1960s | 14 | |
| 1970s | 21 | |
| 1980s | 23 | |
| 1990s | 36 | |
| 2000s | 31 | |
| 2010s | 52 | |
| 2020s | 31 |
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 | 41.5°F | 20.0°F | 30.8°F | 3.36 in | 20.3 in | 17 |
| February | 45.1°F | 22.0°F | 33.5°F | 3.26 in | 15.4 in | 16 |
| March | 53.5°F | 28.5°F | 41.0°F | 3.98 in | 11.4 in | 17 |
| April | 65.6°F | 37.3°F | 51.5°F | 4.10 in | 2.3 in | 15 |
| May | 73.4°F | 47.0°F | 60.2°F | 5.14 in | — | 16 |
| June | 80.2°F | 55.5°F | 67.8°F | 4.48 in | — | 15 |
| July | 83.2°F | 59.6°F | 71.4°F | 5.99 in | — | 15 |
| August | 82.1°F | 58.4°F | 70.2°F | 3.87 in | — | 13 |
| September | 76.6°F | 51.5°F | 64.1°F | 3.51 in | — | 11 |
| October | 66.3°F | 39.1°F | 52.7°F | 3.08 in | 0.9 in | 11 |
| November | 54.8°F | 29.9°F | 42.3°F | 2.87 in | 4.1 in | 12 |
| December | 45.2°F | 24.1°F | 34.7°F | 3.57 in | 14.5 in | 16 |
Climate twins of Elkins
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