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Wheeling, West Virginia climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Wheeling has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −6°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1064 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsWheeling climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 68 | 96 | 89 | 107 | 108 | 104 | 81 | 89 | 75 | 74 | 86 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 68 | 96 | 89 | 107 | 108 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 81 | 89 | 75 | 74 | 86 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 23 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 23 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 0.1 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 76 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 86 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 62 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 56 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 76 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 86 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Wheeling (NOAA GHCN station USC00469482), about 1 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.