Climateby Month

Fayetteville, WV climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 1,815 ft elevation

Summers in Fayetteville are warm and often humid; winters are cold and snowy. Highs peak at 81°F in July and fall to 41°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 9 to 16 a month. Normal snowfall is about 38 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is May and September.

Warmest month
81°F
July normal high
Coldest month
21°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
148
47.9 in of precipitation
Snow a year
38.4 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Fayetteville?

Normal highs range from 41°F in January to 81°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 41°F (5°C), low 21°F (-6°C) 41° 21° February: normal high 44°F (7°C), low 23°F (-5°C) March: normal high 52°F (11°C), low 29°F (-2°C) April: normal high 65°F (18°C), low 38°F (3°C) May: normal high 72°F (22°C), low 48°F (9°C) June: normal high 78°F (26°C), low 57°F (14°C) July: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 61°F (16°C) 81° 61° August: normal high 80°F (27°C), low 59°F (15°C) September: normal high 76°F (24°C), low 53°F (12°C) October: normal high 65°F (18°C), low 41°F (5°C) November: normal high 54°F (12°C), low 32°F (0°C) December: normal high 45°F (7°C), low 26°F (-3°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Fayetteville?

January has the most wet days (about 16); the year brings about 48 in of precipitation.

January: 16 wet days 16 February: 13 wet days March: 14 wet days April: 13 wet days May: 15 wet days June: 12 wet days July: 13 wet days August: 10 wet days September: 9 wet days October: 9 wet days 9 November: 11 wet days December: 14 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 38.4 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 12.8 in of snow 12.8 February: 10.0 in of snow March: 5.2 in of snow April: 0.8 in of snow May: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.5 in of snow November: 1.2 in of snow December: 7.9 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Fayetteville?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 11 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 0 muggy days June: 3 muggy days July: 11 muggy days 11 August: 8 muggy days September: 2 muggy days October: 0 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Raleigh County Memorial Airport, 19 mi S of the city center (the nearest airport with complete hourly records).

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.6 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June.

January: 9.9 hours of daylight February: 10.8 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.2 hours of daylight May: 14.2 hours of daylight June: 14.8 hours of daylight 14.8 July: 14.5 hours of daylight August: 13.6 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.2 hours of daylight November: 10.1 hours of daylight December: 9.6 hours of daylight 9.6 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Fayetteville, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 41°F21°F 3.5 in16 12.8 in 0 9.9 h
February 44°F23°F 3.3 in13 10.0 in 0 10.8 h
March 52°F29°F 4.2 in14 5.2 in 0 12.0 h
April 65°F38°F 4.2 in13 0.8 in 0 13.2 h
May 72°F48°F 5.1 in15 0.0 in 0 14.2 h
June 78°F57°F 5.5 in12 0.0 in 3 14.8 h
July 81°F61°F 4.6 in13 0.0 in 11 14.5 h
August 80°F59°F 4.1 in10 0.0 in 8 13.6 h
September 76°F53°F 3.7 in9 0.0 in 2 12.4 h
October 65°F41°F 2.9 in9 0.5 in 0 11.2 h
November 54°F32°F 2.9 in11 1.2 in 0 10.1 h
December 45°F26°F 3.9 in14 7.9 in 0 9.6 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Fayetteville

By our comfort score, the best months are May and September.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 301917
Feb 361812
Mar 476107
Apr 661491
May 7116100
Jun 671290
Jul 59691
Aug 62970
Sep 681570
Oct 651561
Nov 44585
Dec 321913

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Fayetteville

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 21, and the first fall frost around Oct 19, leaving 179 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Fayetteville
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 21after May 13
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 19before Oct 6
Last hard freeze (28°F)Apr 6after Apr 28
First hard freeze (28°F)Oct 30before Oct 17
Frost-free season179 daysunder 156 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Oak Hill (USC00466591), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in West Virginia.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 99°F (July 6, 2012); the lowest was -19°F (January 19, 1994).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

Near Fayetteville

Similar climates elsewhere

Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature: Summersville Lake (USC00468614), 16 mi NE of the city center, 1,768 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Rain and frost dates: Oak Hill (USC00466591), 6.2 mi SSW of the city center, 2,040 ft (225 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snowfall and snow depth: Beckley Va Hospital (USC00460580), 21 mi SSW of the city center, 2,330 ft (515 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Beckley Raleigh Co Airport (USW00003872), 19 mi S of the city center, 2,514 ft (699 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Raleigh County Memorial Airport (724120-03872), 19 mi S of the city center, 2,494 ft (679 ft higher than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error