Welch, WV
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PINEVILLE, WV US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Welch has an annual average temperature of 54°F with about 48.5 inches of precipitation per year and 20 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.47 in) and November the driest (2.82 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Welch
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →7 of 366 (1.9%) of Welch'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.
| 1900s | 20 | |
| 1910s | 5 | |
| 1940s | 18 | |
| 1950s | 137 | |
| 1960s | 37 | |
| 1970s | 43 | |
| 1980s | 43 | |
| 1990s | 27 | |
| 2000s | 16 | |
| 2010s | 20 | |
| 2020s | 0 |
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 | 41.3°F | 24.5°F | 32.9°F | 3.85 in | 9.8 in | 15 |
| February | 45.7°F | 26.6°F | 36.2°F | 3.52 in | 4.5 in | 13 |
| March | 54.8°F | 32.0°F | 43.4°F | 4.33 in | 2.7 in | 15 |
| April | 67.2°F | 40.9°F | 54.0°F | 4.20 in | — | 14 |
| May | 74.2°F | 51.3°F | 62.8°F | 5.05 in | — | 14 |
| June | 80.6°F | 60.2°F | 70.4°F | 4.75 in | — | 13 |
| July | 83.4°F | 64.5°F | 73.9°F | 5.47 in | — | 14 |
| August | 82.4°F | 63.7°F | 73.0°F | 4.23 in | — | 11 |
| September | 76.8°F | 56.6°F | 66.7°F | 3.39 in | — | 9 |
| October | 66.3°F | 44.0°F | 55.2°F | 2.90 in | — | 9 |
| November | 54.6°F | 33.0°F | 43.8°F | 2.82 in | 0.4 in | 11 |
| December | 44.4°F | 28.0°F | 36.2°F | 4.03 in | 2.6 in | 14 |
Climate twins of Welch
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