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30-year climate normals

Nicholas County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.4°

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

Nicholas County gets 49.75" of precipitation a year, and 33% 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 40.5° 20.7° 3.48"
February 44.2° 22.6° 3.11"
March 51.9° 28.6° 4.27"
April 64.9° 38.1° 4.18"
May 72.3° 48.2° 5.26"
June 78.4° 56.7° 5.19"
July 81.4° 60.7° 5.85"
August 80.4° 59.2° 4.16"
September 75.5° 52.7° 3.83"
October 64.9° 41.4° 3.25"
November 53.7° 31.7° 3.28"
December 44.6° 25.5° 3.89"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 33% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 3.48"
February 3.11"
March 4.27"
April 4.18"
May 5.26"
June 5.19"
July 5.85"
August 4.16"
September 3.83"
October 3.25"
November 3.28"
December 3.89"
Annual total 49.75"

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 593
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,443
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.8¢/kWh, West Virginia average $100
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $320

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 Nicholas County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Nicholas County?

Nicholas County averages a high of 81.4°F in July and a low of 20.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 49.75 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Nicholas County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 33% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Nicholas County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.4°F. That drives 593 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Nicholas County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Nicholas County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SUMMERSVILLE LAKE, WV US (USC00468614), 7.2 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.