Beckley climate — normals and trends
Beckley (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,313 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Beckley averages 96 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Beckley has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 106 to 86 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 2 September 1953) and the coldest -30.5 °C (on 16 January 1994).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BeckleyWest Virginia
- coords
- 37.78°, -81.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
16.1°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,313mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
21.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
85.0 cm
Average feels-like high
14.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
39.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.0 °C
2 September 1953
Coldest day
-30.5 °C
16 January 1994
Wettest day
97 mm
14 August 1940
Windiest day
42.2 km/h
1 April 2023
Strongest gust
134.6 km/h
22 September 1989
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
14 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-36.1 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
49.5 cm
13 March 1993
Sunniest day
14.6 h
23 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.1 °C | -3.1 °C | 123 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 187 mm | +82 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 66 mm | -55 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 97 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 156 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 88 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 105 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 56 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 85 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 17.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 107 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 11.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 77 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 94 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Beckley?
Beckley has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,313 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beckley?
The hottest day measured in Beckley between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1953, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Beckley?
The coldest day measured in Beckley between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1994, at -30.5 °C.
Does it snow in Beckley?
Yes. Beckley gets on average 85.0 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Beckley warmed?
Yes: Beckley warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Beckley?
The wettest day measured in Beckley between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1940, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Beckley?
The windiest day measured in Beckley between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2023, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Beckley?
The warmest month in Beckley is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Beckley?
Beckley receives on average 1,313 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Beckley?
Beckley gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Beckley?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Beckley between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 49.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Beckley?
Yes: Beckley has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beckley?
In Beckley, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 14 July 1954, and the lowest was -36.1 °C on 21 January 1985.
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