Morgantown, WV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MORGANTOWN HART FLD, WV US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Morgantown has an annual average temperature of 53.8°F with about 43.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.93 in) and February the driest (2.81 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,728
Cooling need
711

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

46 of 366 (12.6%) of Morgantown'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.

1870s
6
1880s
4
1890s
23
1940s
23
1950s
61
1960s
55
1970s
34
1980s
29
1990s
34
2000s
29
2010s
45
2020s
23

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 40.1°F 24.0°F 32.0°F 3.12 in 16
February 43.7°F 25.8°F 34.8°F 2.81 in 13
March 52.6°F 32.6°F 42.6°F 3.65 in 14
April 65.2°F 42.4°F 53.8°F 3.87 in 14
May 73.6°F 51.5°F 62.6°F 4.33 in 15
June 80.9°F 59.7°F 70.3°F 4.07 in 13
July 84.4°F 63.8°F 74.1°F 4.93 in 12
August 83.1°F 62.5°F 72.8°F 3.65 in 11
September 77.1°F 55.9°F 66.5°F 3.41 in 10
October 65.9°F 44.7°F 55.3°F 3.09 in 11
November 54.1°F 35.8°F 44.9°F 3.02 in 12
December 44.3°F 28.6°F 36.4°F 3.20 in 14

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