Union, WV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from UNION 3 SSE, WV US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Union has an annual average temperature of 52.8°F with about 38.8 inches of precipitation per year and 24 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.60 in) and February the driest (2.28 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,923
Cooling need
531

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Union'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.

1890s
0
1900s
9
1910s
38
1920s
82
1930s
85
1940s
36
1950s
36
1960s
7
1970s
14
1980s
19
1990s
16
2000s
20
2010s
4

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 42.4°F 22.2°F 32.3°F 2.65 in 6.3 in 10
February 46.5°F 24.1°F 35.3°F 2.28 in 5.9 in 10
March 55.1°F 29.9°F 42.5°F 3.31 in 5.1 in 12
April 65.9°F 39.1°F 52.5°F 3.50 in 0.4 in 13
May 74.0°F 48.2°F 61.1°F 4.60 in 15
June 81.2°F 57.1°F 69.1°F 3.84 in 13
July 84.1°F 60.8°F 72.4°F 3.76 in 12
August 83.3°F 59.2°F 71.2°F 3.25 in 11
September 77.7°F 51.6°F 64.7°F 3.60 in 10
October 67.5°F 39.6°F 53.5°F 2.56 in 0.1 in 9
November 56.2°F 30.5°F 43.3°F 2.52 in 0.7 in 9
December 46.0°F 25.4°F 35.7°F 2.90 in 5.5 in 11

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