Charleston, WV: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 34.3°F in Charleston, WV, the coldest winter since 2015, tied 27th coldest of 117 (with 1994 and 1971).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 34.3°F; Coldest since 2015; 27th coldest of 117
Precipitation: 7.23 in; Driest since 2007; 16th driest of 117

A normal winter in Charleston, WV (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 37.7°F, between 33.4°F and 40.1°F in eight years of ten and 10.61 in of precipitation, between 6.50 in and 13.31 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Charleston, WV since 1905: 34.3°F in 2026; the lowest is 27.4°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 33.4 to 40.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Charleston, WV from 1903 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	34.3	89	43.8	88	24.8	92	7.23	102	0
2025	35.4	77	44.8	81	26	73	14.84	8	0
2024	40.6	16	50.3	21	31	16	10.92	43	0
2023	41.4	10	51.4	14	31.7	6	9.42	67	2
2022	39	35	49.4	33	28.5	38	12.33	24	0
2021	35.5	76	42.9	100	28	48	11.61	32	0
2020	40.9	12	50.3	21	31.6	8	13.16	19	1
2019	39.5	32	48.3	46	30.6	19	14.66	10	0
2018	37.2	55	47.1	57	27.3	58	13.42	17	0
2017	41.9	6	51.1	15	32.8	2	11.13	40	0
2016	39.6	28	49.1	37	30.2	25	11.76	28	0
2015	33	105	41.5	110	24.5	95	8.05	88	0
2014	33.6	97	43.4	92	23.7	105	13.30	18	0
2013	38.7	38	47.2	55	30.1	27	10.89	45	0
2012	40.4	22	50.2	23	30.6	19	8.79	78	0
2011	33.4	99	41.1	112	25.7	79	9.03	75	0
2010	32.2	110	38.8	118	25.6	81	10.42	54	0
2009	35.7	73	45.4	76	26	73	11.41	36	0
2008	37.9	47	47.4	52	28.4	41	12.69	21	0
2007	36.7	63	46.2	67	27.2	59	6.15	112	0
2006	37.6	51	46.8	62	28.4	41	7.70	95	0
2005	38.6	41	47.4	52	29.7	29	9.07	74	0
2004	34.6	85	43.7	91	25.5	82	9.01	76	0
2003	33.2	102	40.1	115	26.3	67	12.19	25	0
2002	39.6	28	49.5	31	29.7	29	6.51	108	0
2001	33.9	95	43.3	95	24.4	98	6.43	109	0
2000	37.7	50	47.8	49	27.6	53	8.21	87	0
1999	39.3	34	49.2	36	29.4	32	10.66	51	0
1998	39.8	27	47.2	55	32.3	4	9.23	71	0
1997	40.1	25	49.5	31	30.7	17	5.56	114	0
1996	33.4	99	41.9	108	24.8	92	10.78	49	0
1995	36.7	63	45.6	75	27.9	49	11.52	34	0
1994	34.3	89	42.9	100	25.7	79	15.21	6	0
1993	37.5	54	46	70	28.9	37	8.35	84	0
1992	39.5	32	48.6	42	30.3	22	10.55	52	0
1991	40.1	25	49.9	26	30.3	22	12.67	23	0
1990	37.6	51	47.5	51	27.6	53	8.43	83	0
1989	37.9	47	47.4	52	28.3	45	11.63	31	0
1988	35.4	77	44.6	83	26.1	71	8.25	85	0
1987	35.4	77	43.2	96	27.7	51	10.46	53	0
1986	36	69	45.1	80	26.8	63	9.18	72	0
1985	36.1	67	45.3	77	26.9	62	9.17	73	0
1984	34.5	86	43.8	88	25.3	88	7.42	99	0
1983	38.8	36	48.4	44	29.3	33	6.67	106	0
1982	33.4	99	42.9	100	23.9	104	9.68	62	0
1981	33.7	96	43.8	88	23.6	106	7.53	98	0
1980	34.1	92	42.7	103	25.5	82	7.91	92	0
1979	31.8	112	40.9	113	22.7	113	18.26	2	0
1978	28	116	36.6	120	19.4	116	8.97	77	0
1977	27.4	117	37.2	119	17.5	119	5.16	115	0
1976	38.8	36	48.8	39	28.5	38	8.74	79	1
1975	36.8	62	46	70	27.5	56	11.13	40	0
1974	39.6	28	48.6	42	30.5	21	10.85	47	0
1973	37.2	55	46.5	65	27.9	49	10.28	56	0
1972	40.5	18	49.6	29	31.3	11	12.69	21	0
1971	34.3	89	43.1	98	25.4	84	9.56	64	0
1970	32.2	110	40.9	113	23.4	107	9.51	65	0
1969	34	93	43.2	96	24.7	94	5.15	116	0
1968	31.8	112	41.9	108	21.6	115	7.37	101	0
1967	35.3	80	44.8	81	25.8	75	6.69	105	0
1966	34.4	87	43.4	92	25.4	84	6.80	104	0
1965	36	69	46.3	66	25.8	75	9.81	60	0
1964	31.6	114	40	116	23.3	110	7.60	96	0
1963	29.2	115	39.2	117	19.3	117	8.01	89	0
1962	36.9	60	46	70	27.7	51	12.92	20	0
1961	32.3	109	41.2	111	23.4	107	9.59	63	0
1960	37.2	55	45.2	79	29.3	33	9.39	68	0
1959	34.4	87	44.6	83	24.2	100	7.41	100	0
1958	33.2	102	42.2	105	24.2	100	10.38	55	0
1957	40.2	24	49.3	34	31.2	14	16.20	4	0
1956	35.3	80	44.5	86	26.2	69	10.84	48	0
1955	35.3	80	44.2	87	26.5	64	10.87	46	0
1954	39.6	28	49.1	37	30.1	27	8.25	85	0
1953	40.8	14	49.9	26	31.6	8	11.40	37	0
1952	40.9	12	50.7	18	31.2	14	13.53	16	0
1951	37	59	46.8	62	27.2	59	10.92	43	0
1950	41.8	8	52.1	11	31.5	10	15.95	5	0
1949	41.8	8	51.1	15	32.5	3	13.87	15	1
1948	33.6	97	43	99	24.2	100	6.66	107	0
1947	36.7	63	47.6	50	25.8	75	9.51	65	0
1946	35.8	72	46.2	67	25.4	84	8.66	81	2
1945	32.5	107	42.6	104	22.6	114	14.30	14	2
1944	35.7	73	47.1	57	24.3	99	7.86	94	0
1943	36.1	67	47	60	25.2	89	11.33	38	0
1942	34.7	84	46.1	69	23.3	110	6.35	110	0
1941	36.6	66	46.8	62	26.3	67	4.58	117	0
1940	32.6	106	42	107	23.2	112	6.95	103	0
1939			52.1	11	28.5	38	11.56	33	12
1938	38.7	38	48.2	47	29.2	35	7.93	90	0
1937	41.3	11	51.8	13	30.7	17	16.21	3	1
1936	33.2	102	42.1	106	24.2	100	9.38	69	0
1935	38.4	44	48.4	44	28.4	41	9.87	59	0
1934									54
1933							14.51	11	13
1932	46.2	1	57.4	2	34.9	1	11.75	29	0
1931	37.6	51	48.7	41	26.5	64	5.99	113	0
1930	40.5	18	52.8	10	28.1	47	6.32	111	0
1929	37.1	58	49.6	29	24.5	95	7.88	93	0
1928	35.2	83	45.3	77	25.1	90	7.57	97	0
1927	38.7	38	48.1	48	29.2	35	14.44	12	0
1926	35.9	71	45.8	74	26.1	71	8.45	82	2
1925	38.6	41	50	24	27.2	59	9.91	58	8
1924	40.8	14	53.2	8	28.3	45	11.45	35	0
1923	37.9	47	50.7	18	25.1	90	18.74	1	0
1922	38.1	46	50	24	26.2	69	11.01	42	0
1921	42.2	4	55.9	4	28.4	41	9.26	70	3
1920	36.9	60	50.4	20	23.4	107	14.32	13	2
1919	42.1	5	56.6	3	27.5	56	11.64	30	1
1918	32.5	107	47	60	18	118	11.19	39	0
1917			57.7	1					13
1916	40.5	18	55.2	5	25.8	75	14.75	9	3
1915	38.6	41	47.1	57	29.5	31	14.92	7	5
1914	40.3	23	49.3	34	31.3	11	9.81	60	1
1913	41.9	6	53.4	7	30.3	22	12.16	26	0
1912	35.7	73	46	70	25.4	84	8.74	79	0
1911	40.5	18	49.9	26	31.3	11	10.68	50	2
1910			44.6	83	26.4	66	10.13	57	10
1909	42.8	2	53.7	6	32.2	5	11.89	27	5
1908	38.2	45	48.8	39	27.6	53			3
1907	42.7	3	53.2	8	31.7	6			3
1906	40.6	16	51.1	15	30.2	25	7.92	91	0
1905	34	93	43.4	92	24.5	95			1
1904									62
1903									45

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	46.2
1909	42.8
1907	42.7
1921	42.2
1919	42.1
2017	41.9
1913	41.9
1950	41.8
1949	41.8
2023	41.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	27.4
1978	28
1963	29.2
1964	31.6
1979	31.8
1968	31.8
2010	32.2
1970	32.2
1961	32.3
1945	32.5
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1923	18.74
1979	18.26
1937	16.21
1957	16.20
1950	15.95
1994	15.21
1915	14.92
2025	14.84
1916	14.75
2019	14.66

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1941	4.58
1969	5.15
1977	5.16
1997	5.56
1931	5.99
2007	6.15
1930	6.32
1942	6.35
2001	6.43
2002	6.51

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 71°F; 28 December 2025
Coldest night: 2°F; 2 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.82 in; 25 January 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 7.23 in of precipitation in Charleston, WV, the driest winter since 2007, 16th driest of 117.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Charleston, WV: 71°F on Sunday 28 December 2025.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Charleston, WV: a low of 2°F on Monday 2 February 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Charleston, WV: 1.82 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.