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Elkins, West Virginia climate

Cfb Oceanic / temperate

Elkins has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −7°C at night. Around 1199 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in July (152 mm) and easing off in November (73 mm). Snowfall is heavy (175 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 28°C in July.

About 4 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −7°C in January.

About 136 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Wet

About 1199 mm of rain a year, plus 175 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+1.2 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Elkins climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	5	7	12	19	23	27	28	28	25	19	13	7
Avg temp (°C)	−1	1	5	11	16	20	22	21	18	12	6	2
Avg low (°C)	−7	−6	−2	3	8	13	15	15	11	4	−1	−4
Precipitation (mm)	85	83	101	104	131	114	152	98	89	78	73	91
Snowfall (cm)	52	39	29	6	—	—	—	—	—	2	10	37

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	5	7	12	19	23	27
Avg temp (°C)	−1	1	5	11	16	20
Avg low (°C)	−7	−6	−2	3	8	13
Precipitation (mm)	85	83	101	104	131	114
Snowfall (cm)	52	39	29	6	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	28	28	25	19	13	7
Avg temp (°C)	22	21	18	12	6	2
Avg low (°C)	15	15	11	4	−1	−4
Precipitation (mm)	152	98	89	78	73	91
Snowfall (cm)	—	—	—	2	10	37

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	17	15	17	15	16	15	15	13	11	11	12	16
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.4	2	1	0.2	0.1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	26	24	21	10	2	—	—	—	0.2	9	20	25
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	7	5	4	0.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	0.2	2	5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	17	15	17	15	16	15
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.4
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	26	24	21	10	2	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	7	5	4	0.9	0.0	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	15	13	11	11	12	16
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	2	1	0.2	0.1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	0.2	9	20	25
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	—	—	—	0.2	2	5

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	70	71	70	68	69	65	63	61	58	58	64	69
Relative humidity (%)	87	86	83	78	79	79	76	72	70	73	78	85
Wind speed (km/h)	2.0	2.4	1.6	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	70	71	70	68	69	65
Relative humidity (%)	87	86	83	78	79	79
Wind speed (km/h)	2.0	2.4	1.6	0.4	0.2	0.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	63	61	58	58	64	69
Relative humidity (%)	76	72	70	73	78	85
Wind speed (km/h)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Elkins- Randolph CO AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00013729), about 4 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

How we build these numbers →