Charleston picks up around 17 more inches of snow each winter.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Charleston | Metric | Parkersburg |
|---|---|---|
| 179 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 175 days |
| 50 in | Precipitationper year | 48 in |
| 152 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 145 days |
| 30 in | Snowfallper year | 14 in |
| 23 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 28 days |
| 102 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 105 days |
| 73% | Humidityaverage relative | 72% |
| 56 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 55 °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 |
| Parkersburg high | 40 | 44 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Charleston low | 25 | 27 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 29 |
| Parkersburg low | 24 | 26 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Parkersburg | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
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 |
| Parkersburg | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 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
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- 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
Parkersburg vs another city
- Parkersburg vs Belpre, OH
- Parkersburg vs Vienna, WV
- Parkersburg vs Marietta, OH
- Parkersburg vs Athens, OH
- Parkersburg vs New Martinsville, WV
- Parkersburg vs Logan, OH
- Parkersburg vs New York, NY
- Parkersburg vs Los Angeles, CA
- Parkersburg vs Chicago, IL
- Parkersburg vs Houston, TX
- Parkersburg vs Phoenix, AZ
- Parkersburg 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).