Region 6 - West Virginia Department of Commerce

ClimateWest Virginia enjoys four distinct seasons. Depending on where you visit, the seasons can differ dramatically. In the low-lyingareas and valleys, including the western regions of the state and the Eastern Panhandle, winters are quite mild and summers warm.In the central, more mountainous areas of the state (particularly, the Potomac Highlands), winters are much colder, with greateramounts of snow, and summers are pleasant and mild. The statewide average high temperature in July is in the high 70s, while inJanuary, temps in the mid-30s are average. Precipitation across the state averages 40 to 60 inches per year, and snowfall averages20 to 25 inches per year in most of the state, except for the Potomac Highlands region, which receives significantly greater amounts.Region Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecREGION 1 *NORTHERN PANHANDLEAverage High Temp 37.8°F 41.4°F 51.3°F 63.1°F 73.1°F 81.5°F 85.2°F 83.9°F 77.2°F 66.1°F 53.6°F 42.3°FAverage Low Temp 21.4°F 23.4°F 30.8°F 39.3°F 49.9°F 58.9F 64.3°F 62.9°F 56.3°F 43.5°F 35.1°F 26.6°FAverage Precipitation 2.71 in 2.53 in 3.46 in 3.02 in 4.35 in 3.82 in 4.92 in 3.59 in 3.31 in 2.16 in 3.32 in 3.15 inREGION 2 *MID-OHIO VALLEYAverage High Temp 39.0°F 43.4°F 54.0°F 64.8°F 74.4°F 82.2°F 85.8°F 84.6°F 77.9°F 66.5°F 54.5°F 43.9°FAverage Low Temp 22.3°F 24.1°F 31.6°F 40.4°F 51.5°F 60.3°F 64.9°F 63.0°F 55.8°F 43.4°F 35.0°F 27.5°FAverage Precipitation 3.05 in 2.77 in 3.79 in 3.29 in 4.18 in 3.96 in 4.2 in 4.38 in 3.15 in 2.82 in 3.25 in 3.21 inREGION 3 *METRO VALLEYAverage High Temp 42.6°F 47.0°F 56.6°F 66.7°F 74.6°F 81.5°F 84.9°F 83.5°F 77.3°F 67.1°F 56.4°F 46.8°FAverage Low Temp 24.2°F 26.7°F 34.0°F 41.8°F 50.3°F 58.3°F 62.9°F 61.7°F 55.0°F 43.1°F 35.3°F 28.2°FAverage Precipitation 3.25 in 3.19 in 3.9 in 3.25 in 4.3 in 4.09 in 4.86 in 4.11 in 3.45 in 2.67 in 3.66 in 3.32 inREGION 4 *NEW RIVER/GREENBRIER VALLEYAverage High Temp 38.8°F 42.8°F 51.9°F 62.5°F 70.6°F 77.0°F 80.2°F 78.9°F 72.6°F 63.1°F 52.4°F 43.1°FAverage Low Temp 22.1°F 24.9°F 32.4°F 40.6°F 49.2°F 57.0°F 61.1°F 59.8°F 53.5°F 42.4°F 34.4°F 26.5°FAverage Precipitation 3.23 in 2.96 in 3.63 in 3.42 in 4.39 in 3.92 in 4.78 in 3.45 in 3.23 in 2.64 in 2.88 in 3.09 inREGION 5 *MOUNTAIN LAKESAverage High Temp 39.6°F 43.8°F 53.4°F 63.4°F 72.3°F 78.5°F 81.9°F 80.2°F 74.2°F 65.7°F 54.5°F 44.3°FAverage Low Temp 18.3°F 20.0°F 27.8°F 34.7°F 44.5°F 53.0°F 58.0°F 56.3°F 49.8°F 37.4°F 29.0°F 22.5°FAverage Precipitation 3.51 in 3.06 in 3.58 in 3.57 in 4.74 in 4.69 in 5.72 in 4.56 in 3.98 in 3.16 in 3.42 in 3.34 inREGION 6 *MOUNTAINEER COUNTRYAverage High Temp 38.4°F 42.3°F 52.4°F 63.2°F 72.4°F 79.9°F 83.6°F 82.1°F 75.5°F 64.5°F 53.0°F 43.0°FAverage Low Temp 22.0°F 24.2°F 31.8°F 40.2°F 49.7°F 57.7°F 62.1°F 61.0°F 54.3°F 43.1°F 35.1°F 26.8°FAverage Precipitation 2.87 in 2.69 in 3.73 in 3.54 in 4.17 in 4.12 in 4.22 in 4.04 in 3.5 in 2.83 in 3.35 in 3.07 inREGION 7 *POTOMAC HIGHLANDSAverage High Temp 39.3°F 43.5°F 53.2°F 63.2°F 71.7°F 78.5°F 81.7°F 80.4°F 74.1°F 64.1°F 52.8°F 43.5°FAverage Low Temp 18.0°F 19.7°F 26.9°F 34.6°F 44.1°F 52.7°F 57.6°F 56.7°F 50.1°F 37.0°F 29.3°F 21.9°FAverage Precipitation 3.43 in 3.2 in 3.92 in 3.53 in 4.77 in 4.61 in 4.83 in 4.26 in 3.82 in 2.86 in 3.42 in 3.44 inREGION 8 *EASTERN PANHANDLEAverage High Temp 41.4°F 45.5°F 55.3°F 66.3°F 75.5°F 84.0°F 88.3°F 86.4°F 79.2°F 67.8°F 56.5°F 45.8°FAverage Low Temp 22.6°F 25.0°F 32.8°F 41.5°F 51.0°F 59.7°F 64.8°F 62.9°F 55.4°F 43.2°F 34.8°F 26.9°FAverage Precipitation 2.73 in 2.4 in 3.51 in 3.14 in 4.19 in 3.49 in 3.73 in 3.4 in 3.52 in 3.4 in 3.14 in 2.74 inREGION 9 *HATFIELD-MCCOYMOUNTAINSAverage High Temp 43.0°F 49.0°F 59.0°F 69.0°F 78.0°F 84.0°F 88.0°F 86.0°F 80.0°F 68.0°F 57.0°F 47.0°FAverage Low Temp 25.0°F 27.0°F 34.0°F 42.0°F 51.0°F 61.0°F 66.0°F 65.0°F 58.0°F 45.0°F 36.0°F 29.0°FAverage Precipitation 3.40 in 3.37 in 4.10 in 3.71 in 5.02 in 4.68 in 5.11 in 4.11 in 3.52 in 3.00 in 3.36 in 3.78 in* Selected Cities Utilized for Climate Chart:Region 1: Wheeling, Ohio CountyRegion 2: Parkersburg, Wood CountyRegion 3: Charleston, Kanawha CountyRegion 4: Beckley, Raleigh CountyRegion 5: Webster Springs, Webster CountyRegion 6: Morgantown, Monongalia CountyRegion 7: Elkins, Randolph CountyRegion 8: Martinsburg, Berkeley CountyRegion 9: Logan, Logan County12