Charleston, WV: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 62.8°F in Charleston, WV, the warmest April on record, in 122 years since 1892 (1893 excluded: 30 of 30 days missing; 1894 excluded: 30 of 30 days missing; 1895 excluded: 30 of 30 days missing; 10 more years excluded for missing days); provisional.

April 2026

Mean temperature: 62.8°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 122, provisional
Precipitation: 2.94 in; Driest since 2023; 39th driest of 124

A normal April in Charleston, WV (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57.1°F, between 53.8°F and 59.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.45 in of precipitation, between 2.16 in and 5.06 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Charleston, WV since 1892: 62.8°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 53.8 to 59.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Charleston, WV from 1892 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	62.8	1	75.5	2	50.1	1	2.94	86	0
2025	59.2	17	71.1	38	47.2	10	4.79	21	0
2024	59.8	10	71.4	35	48.1	4	5.37	15	0
2023	57.1	46	71.2	37	43	69	1.94	110	0
2022	54.2	88	65.6	94	42.8	71	3.51	60	0
2021	54.7	83	66.9	79	42.4	78	2.26	103	0
2020	52.4	105	63.4	109	41.4	97	5.91	10	0
2019	59.4	15	72.3	26	46.5	17	2.79	89	0
2018	51.4	115	63.9	105	38.9	113	4.08	39	0
2017	61.4	3	73.7	12	49.1	3	2.78	90	0
2016	57.6	40	70.7	43	44.4	44	2.95	85	0
2015	56.4	56	68.5	65	44.4	44	6.29	6	0
2014	58.8	23	72.1	30	45.4	29	2.99	81	0
2013	57.5	41	70.3	48	44.7	40	1.67	117	0
2012	55.5	69	67.6	73	43.4	64	3.83	50	0
2011	59.9	8	72.6	24	47.6	5	6.00	9	1
2010	59.8	10	74.3	8	45.4	29	2.20	104	0
2009	56.9	48	68.6	63	45.2	34	2.97	82	0
2008	57.2	45	68.7	61	45.8	26	3.21	71	0
2007	54.1	90	65.1	99	43.1	67	3.81	53	0
2006	59.7	12	72.8	20	46.7	14	3.85	49	0
2005	56.3	58	68.9	59	43.7	57	4.43	27	0
2004	55.7	66	67.2	77	44.3	48	4.96	20	0
2003	57.4	42	69.2	58	45.6	27	3.40	64	0
2002	57.8	37	70.1	52	45.4	29	4.49	25	0
2001	59.1	20	72.3	26	45.9	21	1.30	119	0
2000	54.1	90	66	89	42.2	82	4.67	24	0
1999	58.5	28	70.6	44	46.3	18	2.20	104	0
1998	55.4	72	66.9	79	43.9	53	4.77	22	0
1997	50.8	117	63.2	113	38.3	117	2.77	91	0
1996	54	95	65.9	91	42	85	3.77	56	0
1995	55.2	73	68.3	69	42.1	83	2.59	94	0
1994	60.5	6	74	9	47	12	3.78	55	0
1993	55	78	67.5	74	42.4	78	1.78	113	0
1992	55.7	66	66.2	86	45.1	36	2.93	87	0
1991	60.3	7	73.1	16	47.5	7	3.49	61	0
1990	55	78	68.1	71	42	85	2.89	88	0
1989	52.8	102	64.1	104	41.5	93	4.13	37	0
1988	54.1	90	66.4	83	41.8	88	2.17	106	0
1987	52.7	104	63.3	112	42.1	83	4.05	42	0
1986	57.8	37	70.5	45	45.2	34	1.39	118	0
1985	60.8	4	74	9	47.5	7	1.84	112	0
1984	54.1	90	64.6	103	43.7	57	4.00	46	0
1983	52.1	108	62.3	120	41.8	88	3.96	48	0
1982	51.5	114	65.2	98	37.8	119	1.14	123	0
1981	59.1	20	72	31	46.2	19	4.04	43	0
1980	53.3	99	65.5	96	41.1	99	4.49	25	0
1979	55.1	76	65.8	93	44.4	44	3.82	51	0
1978	56.7	52	68.4	68	45	37	3.31	68	0
1977	58.4	31	70.9	39	45.9	21	4.06	41	0
1976	55.2	73	70.5	45	39.9	109	0.50	124	0
1975	50.2	118	62.5	119	37.8	119	4.03	45	0
1974	56.9	48	70.3	48	43.5	63	3.05	79	0
1973	53.8	97	63	115	44.6	41	5.44	14	0
1972	54.4	85	67.1	78	41.8	88	5.16	17	0
1971	51.9	110	66.2	86	37.6	121	1.19	122	0
1970	58.2	33	70.4	47	45.9	21	3.19	74	0
1969	56.2	61	69.6	54	42.8	71	2.35	102	0
1968	56.4	56	68.7	61	44	51	2.58	95	0
1967	56.3	58	68.8	60	43.7	57	3.21	71	0
1966	54.1	90	63.6	106	44.6	41	5.06	19	0
1965	55	78	67.5	74	42.6	74	6.46	4	0
1964	58.5	28	70.8	41	46.1	20	3.20	73	0
1963	56	62	69.6	54	42.5	77	1.21	121	0
1962	51.6	112	62.6	118	40.6	103	4.12	38	0
1961	49.7	120	58.5	123	40.9	100	3.22	70	0
1960	59.5	14	71.8	32	47.2	10	3.23	69	0
1959	55.9	64	67.3	76	44.4	44	4.77	22	0
1958	54.3	86	66	89	42.6	74	5.78	12	0
1957	58.5	28	70.3	48	46.7	14	2.60	93	0
1956	52	109	62.7	117	41.3	98	4.16	35	0
1955	59.2	17	71.4	35	46.9	13	2.51	98	0
1954	62.4	2	75.3	6	49.4	2	2.55	96	0
1953	53	100	63.2	113	42.8	71	2.96	84	0
1952	55.2	73	66.6	81	43.8	56	4.39	29	0
1951	53.9	96	64.7	101	43	69	2.97	82	0
1950	51.2	116	63.5	108	38.9	113	1.89	111	0
1949	52.2	107	63.6	106	40.7	101	3.43	63	0
1948	59.6	13	71.8	32	47.4	9	6.46	4	0
1947	58.3	32	73	18	43.6	60	2.51	98	0
1946	56.9	48	69.6	54	44.1	50	2.45	101	0
1945	57.4	42	72.8	20	42	85	3.35	65	0
1944	52.9	101	66.4	83	39.4	111	3.97	47	0
1943	50.1	119	63.4	109	36.7	122	4.40	28	0
1942	56	62	72.6	24	39.4	111	3.19	74	0
1941	57.4	42	73.1	16	41.7	91	1.75	115	0
1940	51.6	112	65.3	97	37.9	118	3.82	51	0
1939	53.6	98	65.6	94	41.5	93	6.02	8	0
1938	58.9	22	73.3	15	44.5	43	3.79	54	0
1937	54.2	88	66.5	82	42.3	81	2.66	92	1
1936	55.5	69	67.9	72	43.1	67	3.34	66	0
1935	55.7	66	66.1	88	45.4	29	3.53	59	0
1934	56.7	52	73	18	40.2	106	2.03	109	1
1933							4.36	31	5
1932	56.3	58	70.2	51	42.4	78	3.12	76	0
1931	54.3	86	68.5	65	40	108	4.04	43	0
1930	57.7	39	73.7	12	41.7	91	2.08	108	0
1929	59.9	8	75.5	2	44.3	48	3.46	62	0
1928	52.4	105	64.7	101	40.1	107	5.84	11	0
1927	55.5	69	68.3	69	42.6	74	6.83	3	0
1926	48.5	122	61.3	121	35.7	123	2.48	100	0
1925	58.8	23	73.7	12	44	51	3.60	57	0
1924	55	78	62.9	116	46.7	14	1.78	113	2
1923	54.9	82	70.9	39	38.9	113			0
1922	58.7	25	72.3	26	45	37	4.31	32	0
1921	59.3	16	75.4	5	43.2	66	4.15	36	0
1920	52.8	102	65	100	40.5	104	5.52	13	0
1919	58.1	34	75.5	2	40.7	101	3.07	78	2
1918	54.5	84	68.5	65	40.5	104	6.03	7	0
1917			72.8	20			3.12	76	5
1916	57.1	46	72.7	23	41.5	93	4.21	34	1
1915	59.2	17	74.9	7	43.4	64	1.74	116	0
1914	56.9	48	68.6	63	45.9	21	5.18	16	1
1913	56.6	55	69.7	53	43.6	60	2.52	97	0
1912	60.7	5	73.8	11	47.6	5	4.28	33	0
1911	55.1	76	66.3	85	43.9	53	4.38	30	0
1910					45.5	28			5
1909	58	35	70.8	41	44.9	39	5.14	18	2
1908	58.6	27	71.7	34	45.4	29	7.15	1	0
1907	49.2	121	59.9	122	38.6	116	3.59	58	0
1906	57.9	36	72.2	29	43.6	60	2.12	107	0
1905	56.7	52	69.4	57	43.9	53	3.33	67	0
1904	51.7	111	63.4	109	39.9	109	4.08	39	0
1903	58.7	25	75.8	1	41.5	93			0
1902							3.01	80	30
1901							6.85	2	30
1900							1.28	120	30
1892	55.8	65	65.9	91	45.9	21			3

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	62.8
1954	62.4
2017	61.4
1985	60.8
1912	60.7
1994	60.5
1991	60.3
2011	59.9
1929	59.9
2024	59.8
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1926	48.5
1907	49.2
1961	49.7
1943	50.1
1975	50.2
1997	50.8
1950	51.2
2018	51.4
1982	51.5
1962	51.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1908	7.15
1901	6.85
1927	6.83
1965	6.46
1948	6.46
2015	6.29
1918	6.03
1939	6.02
2011	6.00
2020	5.91

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1976	0.50
1982	1.14
1971	1.19
1963	1.21
1900	1.28
2001	1.30
1986	1.39
2013	1.67
1915	1.74
1941	1.75

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 88°F; 15 April 2026, 2 April 2026
Coldest night: 29°F; 8 April 2026
Wettest day: 1.43 in; 29 April 2026

Every month, season and year

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Charleston, WV the day's answers

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Every answer in words

April 2026 brought 2.94 in of precipitation in Charleston, WV, the driest April since 2023, 39th driest of 124.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Charleston, WV: 88°F on Wednesday 15 April 2026 and Thursday 2 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Charleston, WV: a low of 29°F on Wednesday 8 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Charleston, WV: 1.43 in on Wednesday 29 April 2026.