South Charleston, WV
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHARLESTON WFO, WV US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
South Charleston has an annual average temperature of 54.4°F with about 48.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.79 in) and October the driest (3.11 in).
Best time to visit South Charleston
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All-time records →131 of 366 (35.8%) of South Charleston'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.
| 1990s | 51 | |
| 2000s | 122 | |
| 2010s | 127 | |
| 2020s | 66 |
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 | 42.5°F | 22.9°F | 32.7°F | 3.47 in | — | 15 |
| February | 46.3°F | 25.1°F | 35.7°F | 3.27 in | — | 14 |
| March | 55.6°F | 30.9°F | 43.2°F | 4.40 in | — | 15 |
| April | 68.1°F | 41.0°F | 54.6°F | 4.12 in | — | 14 |
| May | 75.8°F | 51.1°F | 63.5°F | 5.19 in | — | 15 |
| June | 82.7°F | 59.8°F | 71.3°F | 4.44 in | — | 14 |
| July | 85.8°F | 63.7°F | 74.7°F | 5.79 in | — | 13 |
| August | 85.0°F | 61.9°F | 73.4°F | 3.69 in | — | 11 |
| September | 79.6°F | 54.6°F | 67.1°F | 3.52 in | — | 9 |
| October | 68.4°F | 42.3°F | 55.3°F | 3.11 in | — | 11 |
| November | 56.7°F | 32.3°F | 44.5°F | 3.14 in | — | 11 |
| December | 46.6°F | 27.2°F | 36.9°F | 4.08 in | — | 15 |
Climate twins of South Charleston
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