Elkins Randolph County, WV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Elkins Randolph County's primary NOAA station, ELKINS RANDOLPH CO AP.
The climate verdict for Elkins Randolph County
Water is the standout signal in Elkins Randolph County, West Virginia: 47.2 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 52°F. At 54/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 31% of scores.
- 52°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 54/100
- comfort score, above 31% of station-mapped location scores
- 47.2"
- annual precipitation · 69" snow
- 160 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Elkins Randolph County: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00013729 · Elkins Randolph County, WV 52°F mean · 47.2" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 52°F
- RANK-MID #3,293
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Connell
- PRCP-MID 47.2"
- SWING-MID 41°F
- COMF-LOW 54/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,442 HDD
- STN-1 USW00013729
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Connell, WA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every WV station list.
- Elkins Randolph… (this station) 52°F
- Cold Summersville La…, WV 52°F
- Hot Dworshak Fish H…, ID 52°F
- Near Connell, WA 52°F
- Near Pedernal, NM 52°F
Climate Living Index · Elkins Randolph County
Elkins Randolph County: 46/100 · grade D
Elkins Randolph County publishes all six Living Index dimensions from NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals.
PlainClimate-derived for Elkins Randolph County, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 54/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Summer moisture balance | 60.5°F mean dew point | 60/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 47.2 in · 12.2 from 35 in | 57/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 145 calendar days | 50/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 51.7°F · 15.8° from 67.5°F | 48/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 160 days/year | 33/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 68.9 inches/year | 10/100 · F |
Elkins Randolph County · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Elkins Randolph County is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 30.8°F and warmest-month mean 71.4°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 71.4°F
- Coldest month
- 30.8°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Elkins Randolph County sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Elkins Randolph County's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 48th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 26% wettest
- Elkins Randolph County's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 39th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Elkins Randolph County compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Elkins Randolph County's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
54 31st percentile score exceeds 31% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Elkins Randolph County's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 70 complete annual observations from 1948 to 2025, ELKINS RANDOLPH CO AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.13°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Elkins Randolph County primary station fitted change +0.13 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F (5°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 3.4" | 20.3" | 25.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 45°F (7°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 3.3" | 15.4" | 23.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 4.0" | 11.4" | 20.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 66°F (19°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 4.1" | 2.3" | 10.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 73°F (23°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 5.1" | 0.0" | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| June | 80°F (27°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| July | 83°F (28°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 6.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| August | 82°F (28°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| September | 77°F (25°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| October | 66°F (19°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 3.1" | 0.9" | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| November | 55°F (13°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 2.9" | 4.1" | 19.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 3.6" | 14.5" | 25.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 83°F around July 7, short of 90°F on every date, while 145 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 20°F near January 20.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 29, then returns to freezing around November 6, covering 145 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is January 23, when 56% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 15 at 35%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 174 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 19 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 29°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Elkins Randolph County.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 20.3"
17.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 15.4"
15.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 11.4"
16.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.3"
15.1 days with precipitation
16.0 days with precipitation
14.6 days with precipitation
14.9 days with precipitation
12.7 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.9"
11.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.1"
12.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 14.5"
16.3 days with precipitation
Elkins Randolph County spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 30% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Elkins Randolph County has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 40.6°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 6.0" and November 2.9". The three wettest months together take 33% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Elkins Randolph County's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 173 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 47.2" between them, or roughly 0.27 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to Elkins Randolph County
Elkins Randolph County averages 68.9 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 38 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 68.9 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 38 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 15% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 12
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 5
50% probability date
Growing Season
160 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,442
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
617
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 5.5 | 30% | 53% |
| February | 67% | 6.0 | 32% | 52% |
| March | 63% | 6.0 | 38% | 39% |
| April | 65% | 5.1 | 37% | 31% |
| May | 74% | 3.7 | 33% | 27% |
| June | 76% | 3.2 | 36% | 18% |
| July | 79% | 2.7 | 35% | 18% |
| August | 78% | 2.5 | 41% | 17% |
| September | 78% | 3.2 | 44% | 26% |
| October | 71% | 4.1 | 44% | 36% |
| November | 72% | 5.1 | 35% | 48% |
| December | 73% | 5.2 | 31% | 55% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WV closest to Elkins Randolph County on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (52°F here).
- Burlington, CO 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Conception, MO 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Connell, WA 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Donnellson, IA 52°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (47.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Lugoff, SC 47.2" · 0.0" off
- Painter, VA 47.2" · 0.0" off
- Silverton, OR 47.2" · 0.0" off
- Alton, MO 47.2" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Elkins Randolph County
heating led · wet · mid swing
Elkins Randolph County's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,442 annual heating degree days against 617 for cooling. Its 40.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Elkins Randolph County's frost-free season lasts about 160 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Elkins Randolph County coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 31°F (-1°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Elkins Randolph County typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Elkins Randolph County snow peak
January
Elkins Randolph County averages 68.9 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Elkins Randolph County's primary station: ELKINS RANDOLPH CO AP (USW00013729). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Elkins Randolph County; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Elkins Randolph County comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.