Shinnston, WV
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CLARKSBURG BENEDUM AP, WV US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Shinnston has an annual average temperature of 54.9°F with about 44.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.40 in) and October the driest (3.02 in).
Best time to visit Shinnston
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →138 of 366 (37.7%) of Shinnston'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.
| 1930s | 10 | |
| 1940s | 84 | |
| 1990s | 15 | |
| 2000s | 78 | |
| 2010s | 108 | |
| 2020s | 71 |
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 | 42.6°F | 24.6°F | 33.6°F | 3.30 in | — | 15 |
| February | 45.6°F | 26.6°F | 36.1°F | 3.14 in | — | 14 |
| March | 54.7°F | 33.4°F | 44.1°F | 3.62 in | — | 14 |
| April | 67.6°F | 43.1°F | 55.3°F | 3.89 in | — | 15 |
| May | 75.7°F | 52.0°F | 63.9°F | 4.25 in | — | 16 |
| June | 82.5°F | 60.2°F | 71.3°F | 4.54 in | — | 14 |
| July | 85.5°F | 64.2°F | 74.8°F | 5.40 in | — | 15 |
| August | 84.6°F | 62.7°F | 73.6°F | 3.62 in | — | 14 |
| September | 78.9°F | 55.4°F | 67.2°F | 3.51 in | — | 13 |
| October | 67.6°F | 44.1°F | 55.8°F | 3.02 in | — | 14 |
| November | 56.0°F | 35.5°F | 45.7°F | 3.17 in | — | 11 |
| December | 46.6°F | 29.0°F | 37.8°F | 3.38 in | — | 14 |
Climate twins of Shinnston
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).