30-year climate normals

Fayette County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 22.8°F.

Fayette County gets 47.86" of precipitation a year, and 32% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	40.7°	22.8°	3.48"
February	44.2°	24.6°	3.28"
March	52.3°	31.2°	4.18"
April	64.3°	41.0°	4.18"
May	71.5°	49.7°	5.13"
June	78.5°	57.6°	5.55"
July	81.3°	61.3°	4.61"
August	80.6°	60.3°	4.14"
September	75.4°	54.2°	3.66"
October	65.2°	42.4°	2.87"
November	54.2°	33.4°	2.93"
December	44.6°	27.0°	3.85"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 32% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 3.48"

February 3.28"

March 4.18"

April 4.18"

May 5.13"

June 5.55"

July 4.61"

August 4.14"

September 3.66"

October 2.87"

November 2.93"

December 3.85"

Annual total 47.86"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 639

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,193

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.8¢/kWh, West Virginia average $107

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $305

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Fayette County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Fayette County?

Fayette County averages a high of 81.3°F in July and a low of 22.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 47.86 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Fayette County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 32% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Fayette County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.3°F. That drives 639 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Fayette County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Fayette County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station OAK HILL, WV US (USC00466591), 5.4 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, West Virginia residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.