Is this weather normal in Kanawha County?

West Virginia · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Kanawha County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 58.0° on average. Kanawha County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 62°, lows near 39°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Kanawha County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.8°OctNov: +0.1°NovDec: -1.3°DecJan 2026: -3.6°JanFeb: -3.1°FebMar: +7.6°MarApr: +6.5°AprMay: -1.6°MayJun: +0.1°JunJul: +1.8°JulAug: +1.3°AugSep: +3.6°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.6 inOctNov: +1.3 inNovDec: -1.4 inDecJan 2026: -0.9 inJanFeb: -1.1 inFebMar: -1.3 inMarApr: -1.1 inAprMay: -1.9 inMayJun: +0.6 inJunJul: -1.1 inJulAug: +3.8 inAugSep: +0.7 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Kanawha County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January43° / 25°3.3 in44.6° 193217.8° 1977
February47° / 27°3.3 in44.6° 201723.2° 1978
March56° / 34°4.2 in55.8° 201230.9° 1960
April69° / 43°3.8 in62.2° 189646.8° 1907
May76° / 52°4.9 in70.6° 201856.3° 1917
June83° / 60°4.6 in77.2° 194364.9° 1972
July86° / 64°5.3 in79.2° 193470.4° 2009
August85° / 63°3.9 in78.6° 200767.5° 1927
September79° / 56°3.5 in73.7° 201961.4° 1924
October68° / 45°3.1 in63.8° 191948.6° 1976
November57° / 34°3.1 in54.0° 193136.2° 1976
December47° / 29°3.8 in48.6° 201524.3° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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