Charleston picks up around 11 more inches of snow each winter.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Charleston | Metric | Cross Lanes |
|---|---|---|
| 179 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 178 days |
| 50 in | Precipitationper year | 50 in |
| 152 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 149 days |
| 30 in | Snowfallper year | 19 in |
| 23 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 22 days |
| 102 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 115 days |
| 73% | Humidityaverage relative | 72% |
| 56 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 54 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston high | 43 | 47 | 56 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 47 |
| Cross Lanes high | 42 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Charleston low | 25 | 27 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 29 |
| Cross Lanes low | 22 | 24 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 42 | 32 | 27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cross Lanes | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
| Cross Lanes | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 10 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Charleston vs another city
- Charleston vs South Charleston, WV
- Charleston vs Dunbar, 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
Cross Lanes vs another city
- Cross Lanes vs Nitro, WV
- Cross Lanes vs St. Albans, WV
- Cross Lanes vs Dunbar, WV
- Cross Lanes vs South Charleston, WV
- Cross Lanes vs Teays Valley, WV
- Cross Lanes vs New York, NY
- Cross Lanes vs Los Angeles, CA
- Cross Lanes vs Chicago, IL
- Cross Lanes vs Houston, TX
- Cross Lanes vs Phoenix, AZ
- Cross Lanes 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).