Wheeling, WV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WHEELING, WV US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Wheeling has an annual average temperature of 53.1°F with about 41.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.26 in) and February the driest (2.67 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,061
Cooling need
774

Best time to visit Wheeling

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

91 of 366 (24.9%) of Wheeling'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.

1980s
44
1990s
105
2000s
87
2010s
86
2020s
44

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 38.7°F 21.7°F 30.2°F 3.44 in 16
February 41.8°F 23.1°F 32.5°F 2.67 in 14
March 51.2°F 29.8°F 40.5°F 3.78 in 14
April 64.5°F 39.6°F 52.1°F 3.52 in 14
May 73.9°F 50.1°F 62.0°F 4.20 in 14
June 81.4°F 59.3°F 70.4°F 4.26 in 13
July 85.0°F 63.8°F 74.4°F 4.09 in 11
August 84.6°F 62.7°F 73.6°F 3.19 in 10
September 78.7°F 56.1°F 67.4°F 3.50 in 9
October 66.4°F 44.0°F 55.2°F 2.94 in 10
November 53.7°F 33.7°F 43.7°F 2.90 in 12
December 43.2°F 26.9°F 35.1°F 3.39 in 15

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