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30-year climate normals

Mineral County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

88.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 20.7°F.

Mineral County gets 41.4" of precipitation a year and 33.5" of snow, and 31% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

Temperature through the year

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

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 39.5° 20.7° 2.77" 9.6"
February 43.8° 21.9° 2.57" 10.3"
March 53.0° 28.2° 3.79" 5.5"
April 66.5° 37.2° 3.85" 0.2"
May 75.5° 47.1° 4.54" 0.0"
June 83.9° 56.0° 4.34" 0.0"
July 88.6° 60.9° 3.83" 0.0"
August 86.5° 59.1° 3.25" 0.0"
September 79.7° 51.7° 3.57" 0.0"
October 67.4° 40.3° 3.11" 0.2"
November 54.3° 30.6° 2.74" 1.1"
December 43.3° 24.9° 3.04" 6.6"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 31% falling in the wettest three months (Apr, May, Jun).

January 2.77"
February 2.57"
March 3.79"
April 3.85"
May 4.54"
June 4.34"
July 3.83"
August 3.25"
September 3.57"
October 3.11"
November 2.74"
December 3.04"
Annual total 41.4"

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 907
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,421
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.8¢/kWh, West Virginia average $152
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $319

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 Mineral County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Mineral County?

Mineral County averages a high of 88.6°F in July and a low of 20.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 41.4 inches, including 33.5 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Mineral County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 31% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Mineral County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 88.6°F. That drives 907 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Mineral County?

Yes. Mineral County averages 33.5 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station KEYSER 2 SSW, WV US (USC00464840), 2.8 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.