Charleston, WV: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 75.9°F in Charleston, WV, the warmest August since 2024, tied 34th warmest of 121 (with 2020 and 2002).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 75.9°F; Warmest since 2024; 34th warmest of 121
Precipitation: 10.92 in; Wettest on record; Wettest of 126, provisional

A normal August in Charleston, WV (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.5°F, between 71.8°F and 77.6°F in eight years of ten and 3.57 in of precipitation, between 2.74 in and 5.79 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Charleston, WV since 1903: 75.9°F in 2026; the highest is 79.9°F, in 1918.

Normal range, 71.8 to 77.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Charleston, WV from 1900 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	75.9	34	85.7	59	66.1	20	10.92	1	0
2025	74.2	66	85.5	62	62.9	74	0.94	123	0
2024	76.9	26	90.3	8	63.4	63	3.54	66	0
2023	73.8	76	83.5	89	64.1	50	4.06	54	0
2022	74.9	48	84.9	68	65	32	9.27	4	0
2021	77	23	87	41	67	9	6.10	21	0
2020	75.9	34	86.2	53	65.7	26	3.85	57	0
2019	75.6	38	87.9	30	63.3	67	4.31	47	0
2018	75.6	38	85.2	65	66	21	3.71	60	0
2017	72.9	97	83.6	86	62.2	83	3.43	71	0
2016	78.3	8	88.2	25	68.5	3	3.17	81	0
2015	73.2	89	84.1	78	62.3	82	3.40	72	0
2014	73.3	87	82.9	96	63.6	59	4.05	55	0
2013	73.1	91	82.7	100	63.5	62	4.12	53	0
2012	74.5	58	86.9	44	62	86	0.31	126	0
2011	75.4	41	86.6	47	64.2	48	3.25	78	0
2010	77.1	21	87.5	34	66.7	11	3.32	75	0
2009	73.8	76	82.9	96	64.7	39	3.25	78	0
2008	72.8	98	83.7	82	61.9	89	2.97	86	0
2007	79.4	2	91.3	3	67.5	6	2.82	92	0
2006	76.9	26	87.7	32	66	21	5.78	25	0
2005	77.6	14	88.1	26	67.2	8	5.62	26	0
2004	71.6	112	81.4	114	61.9	89	3.92	56	0
2003	74.4	62	83.4	90	65.4	29	6.53	14	0
2002	75.9	34	87.1	40	64.6	42	1.72	116	0
2001	74.8	51	84.4	76	65.2	30	2.74	95	0
2000	71.8	111	80.6	117	63	70	4.35	46	0
1999	72.3	105	83.4	90	61.2	97	2.97	86	0
1998	73.9	73	84.8	74	63	70	3.70	62	0
1997	70.8	116	80.3	119	61.3	94	4.14	51	0
1996	72.8	98	82.2	108	63.4	63	2.82	92	0
1995	77.7	13	87.7	32	67.6	5	5.86	24	0
1994	72.3	105	82.6	101	62.1	85	6.20	19	0
1993	76.4	29	88	28	64.8	37	2.71	96	0
1992	70.9	115	80.7	116	61.1	100	4.41	44	0
1991	75.2	43	87.5	34	62.9	74	2.95	88	0
1990	74	69	84.4	76	63.7	56	2.54	99	0
1989	73.2	89	83.3	93	63.1	68	5.62	26	0
1988	77.4	15	89.1	16	65.7	26	2.86	90	0
1987	77	23	89.3	14	64.7	39	3.56	65	0
1986	71.9	109	82.6	101	61.2	97	4.71	41	0
1985	73.9	73	83.4	90	64.5	44	2.02	110	0
1984	74.9	48	84.9	68	64.9	36	4.57	43	0
1983	77.9	10	89.5	11	66.4	16	2.54	99	0
1982	71	114	81.9	111	60.2	113	2.65	98	0
1981	72.8	98	84.7	75	60.9	104	2.24	103	0
1980	76.3	30	86.1	56	66.5	15	10.32	3	0
1979	73.4	85	82.8	99	63.9	51	4.78	40	0
1978	74.9	48	83.7	82	66	21	8.21	6	0
1977	73.6	81	82.9	96	64.3	47	6.58	13	0
1976	70.2	117	81.4	114	58.9	119	2.23	104	0
1975	76.7	28	87	41	66.4	16	5.14	34	0
1974	73.6	81	83	95	64.2	48	4.22	49	0
1973	74.6	57	84.1	78	65	32	2.07	109	0
1972	72.7	101	82.4	105	62.9	74	4.13	52	0
1971	71.9	109	81.7	113	62	86	2.12	107	0
1970	73.5	83	84.9	68	62.2	83	4.84	38	0
1969	72.1	108	82.5	103	61.6	92	8.20	7	0
1968	74.1	67	83.7	82	64.5	44	5.42	29	0
1967	70.2	117	80.3	119	60.1	114	1.85	115	0
1966	73.5	83	84	80	63	70	3.31	76	0
1965	72.5	104	83.6	86	61.4	93	4.38	45	0
1964	73.1	91	85.2	65	60.9	104	3.23	80	0
1963	70.2	117	80.4	118	60	115	2.85	91	0
1962	74.3	63	86.2	53	62.5	80	1.94	113	0
1961	73.7	79	83.6	86	63.7	56	1.19	122	0
1960	75.8	37	85.3	64	66.4	16	3.84	58	0
1959	77.3	16	88.5	23	66.2	19	2.02	110	0
1958	72.2	107	82.5	103	62	86	10.45	2	0
1957	73.4	85	86.3	50	60.5	110	0.66	125	0
1956	73.1	91	83.1	94	63	70	3.45	69	0
1955	77.1	21	87.5	34	66.7	11	2.09	108	0
1954	73.1	91	82.4	105	63.8	54	7.96	9	0
1953	74.7	54	88.7	19	60.7	109	1.33	120	0
1952	74	69	86.3	50	61.8	91	1.98	112	0
1951	73.3	87	85.6	60	60.9	104	3.65	64	0
1950	71.6	112	82	110	61.3	94	5.89	23	0
1949	74.5	58	85.2	65	63.7	56	3.06	85	0
1948							3.51	67	31
1947	78.4	7	90.2	9	66.7	11	4.70	42	0
1946	69.7	120	81.9	111	57.6	121	4.19	50	0
1945	74	69	87.2	39	60.9	104	2.14	105	0
1944	74.8	51	88.6	21	61	103	2.31	102	0
1943	74.8	51	88.6	21	60.9	104	2.82	92	0
1942	73.7	79	84.9	68	62.5	80	5.18	33	0
1941	73.9	73	86.6	47	61.2	97	3.10	83	0
1940	76	33	88.7	19	63.4	63	2.14	105	0
1939	75.3	42	87	41	63.6	59	1.52	117	0
1938	76.2	31	87.5	34	64.8	37	2.92	89	0
1937	77	23	88.1	26	65.9	24	8.67	5	1
1936	78.6	5	90.4	7	66.8	10	3.30	77	0
1935	77.3	16	87.8	31	66.7	11	5.33	30	0
1934	75	46	86.4	49	63.6	59	5.03	35	0
1933							3.11	82	4
1932	77.3	16	89.5	11	65.2	30	3.10	83	0
1931	76.1	32	89.2	15	62.8	77	6.22	18	2
1930	74.7	54	90.6	4	58.7	120	3.71	60	0
1929	74.5	58	88.5	23	60.5	110	1.32	121	0
1928	79	3	90.5	6	67.5	6	6.86	12	0
1927	69.4	121	79.8	121	59	118	6.15	20	0
1926	77.2	19	88.8	18	65.6	28	6.51	15	0
1925	74.7	54	89.5	11	59.8	116	1.43	119	1
1924	78.7	4	85.5	62	71.9	1	6.38	16	1
1923	74.3	63	83.9	81	64.7	39	3.50	68	0
1922	72.6	102	86	57	59.1	117	6.09	22	0
1921	73	96	85.6	60	60.4	112	8.01	8	2
1920	74	69	86.9	44	61.1	100	3.33	74	0
1919	75	46	88.9	17	61.1	100	6.26	17	0
1918	79.9	1	94.7	1	65	32	4.83	39	0
1917							4.26	48	17
1916	78	9	90.6	4	64.5	44	5.31	31	3
1915	73.8	76	84.9	68	62.7	78	2.71	96	0
1914	75.1	44	86.8	46	63.4	63	5.01	36	0
1913	77.9	10	88	28	67.8	4	5.25	32	0
1912	73.1	91	82.3	107	63.9	51	5.49	28	0
1911	77.8	12	89.7	10	65.9	24	7.88	10	0
1910	74.5	58	86.2	53	62.7	78	0.78	124	0
1909	75.5	40	85.9	58	65	32	3.66	63	1
1908	75.1	44	86.3	50	63.9	51	1.88	114	3
1907	72.6	102	82.1	109	63.1	68	7.12	11	0
1906	78.5	6	87.3	38	69.7	2	2.51	101	0
1905	74.1	67	83.7	82	64.6	42	3.82	59	0
1904	74.3	63	84.9	68	63.8	54	3.45	69	0
1903	77.2	19	93.2	2	61.3	94			2
1902							1.48	118	31
1901							5.00	37	31
1900							3.34	73	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	79.9
2007	79.4
1928	79
1924	78.7
1936	78.6
1906	78.5
1947	78.4
2016	78.3
1916	78
1983	77.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	69.4
1946	69.7
1976	70.2
1967	70.2
1963	70.2
1997	70.8
1992	70.9
1982	71
2004	71.6
1950	71.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2026	10.92
1958	10.45
1980	10.32
2022	9.27
1937	8.67
1978	8.21
1969	8.20
1921	8.01
1954	7.96
1911	7.88

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2012	0.31
1957	0.66
1910	0.78
2025	0.94
1961	1.19
1929	1.32
1953	1.33
1925	1.43
1902	1.48
1939	1.52

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 31 August 2026, 16 August 2026, 9 August 2026
Coldest night: 53°F; 25 August 2026
Wettest day: 4.23 in; 16 August 2026

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Every answer in words

August 2026 brought 10.92 in of precipitation in Charleston, WV, the wettest August on record, in 126 years since 1900 (1903 excluded: 28 of 31 days missing); provisional.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Charleston, WV: 91°F on Monday 31 August 2026, Sunday 16 August 2026 and Sunday 9 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Charleston, WV: a low of 53°F on Tuesday 25 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Charleston, WV: 4.23 in on Sunday 16 August 2026.