Smithfield, WV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MANNINGTON 8 WNW, WV US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Smithfield has an annual average temperature of 51°F with about 51.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.7°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.64 in) and October the driest (3.37 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,517
Cooling need
477

Best time to visit Smithfield

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

40 of 366 (10.9%) of Smithfield'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.

1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
76
1990s
149
2000s
68
2010s
73

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 38.3°F 18.7°F 28.5°F 4.41 in 18
February 42.1°F 20.3°F 31.2°F 3.99 in 16
March 52.4°F 27.1°F 39.7°F 4.36 in 14
April 65.7°F 36.2°F 51.0°F 4.32 in 15
May 74.1°F 46.7°F 60.4°F 4.92 in 15
June 80.9°F 55.3°F 68.1°F 4.44 in 13
July 84.1°F 60.0°F 72.1°F 5.64 in 13
August 83.1°F 58.3°F 70.7°F 4.10 in 11
September 77.1°F 50.5°F 63.8°F 4.17 in 11
October 65.7°F 38.7°F 52.2°F 3.37 in 11
November 52.8°F 29.4°F 41.1°F 3.57 in 13
December 42.5°F 23.9°F 33.2°F 4.15 in 17

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