Charleston endures about 22 more days above 90 °F each year.
Beckley picks up around 15 more inches of snow each winter. Charleston sees rain or snow on roughly 16 fewer days each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Beckley | Metric | Charleston |
|---|---|---|
| 172 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 179 days |
| 52 in | Precipitationper year | 50 in |
| 169 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 152 days |
| 45 in | Snowfallper year | 30 in |
| 1 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 23 days |
| 126 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 102 days |
| 76% | Humidityaverage relative | 73% |
| 51 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 56 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley high | 40 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 44 |
| Charleston high | 43 | 47 | 56 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 47 |
| Beckley low | 21 | 23 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 25 |
| Charleston low | 25 | 27 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 29 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| Charleston | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
| Charleston | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Beckley vs another city
- Beckley vs Oak Hill, WV
- Beckley vs Princeton, WV
- Beckley vs Bluefield, WV
- Beckley vs Bluefield, VA
- Beckley vs South Charleston, WV
- Beckley vs New York, NY
- Beckley vs Los Angeles, CA
- Beckley vs Chicago, IL
- Beckley vs Houston, TX
- Beckley vs Phoenix, AZ
- Beckley vs Philadelphia, PA
Charleston vs another city
- Charleston vs South Charleston, WV
- Charleston vs Dunbar, WV
- Charleston vs Cross Lanes, WV
- Charleston vs St. Albans, WV
- Charleston vs Nitro, WV
- Charleston vs Teays Valley, WV
- Charleston vs New York, NY
- Charleston vs Los Angeles, CA
- Charleston vs Chicago, IL
- Charleston vs Houston, TX
- Charleston vs Phoenix, AZ
- Charleston vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).