Parkersburg climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Parkersburg?

Parkersburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 1,185 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parkersburg?

The hottest day measured in Parkersburg between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 39.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Parkersburg?

The coldest day measured in Parkersburg between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -28.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Parkersburg?

Yes. Parkersburg gets on average 50.3 cm of snow per year and has around 85 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Parkersburg warmed?

Yes: Parkersburg warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Parkersburg?

The wettest day measured in Parkersburg between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2004, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Parkersburg?

The windiest day measured in Parkersburg between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1947, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Parkersburg?

The warmest month in Parkersburg is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Parkersburg?

Parkersburg receives on average 1,185 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Parkersburg?

Parkersburg gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Parkersburg (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 1,185 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Parkersburg averages 85 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.

Parkersburg has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 94 to 76 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 14 July 1954) and the coldest -28.9 °C (on 19 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

ParkersburgWest Virginia

coords: 39.27°, -81.56°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DfaHot-summer humid continentalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

12.2°C

Average daily high

17.4°C

Average daily low

7.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,185mm

Sunshine / day

8.6h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

14.7km/h

Seasonal range

23.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

85 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

33 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

139 d/yr

Annual snowfall

50.3 cm

Average feels-like high

16.4 °C

Average feels-like low

5.6 °C

Average peak gust

35.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

34 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.1 °C

14 July 1954

Coldest day

-28.9 °C

19 January 1994

Wettest day

124 mm

17 September 2004

Windiest day

42.3 km/h

25 March 1947

Strongest gust

108.4 km/h

25 February 1956

Hottest feels-like

43.1 °C

22 July 2011

Coldest feels-like

-34.5 °C

19 January 1994

Snowiest day

30.7 cm

13 March 1993

Sunniest day

14.8 h

21 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.0 °C24 June 2025	-26.2 °C22 January 2025	12.8 °C	1,277 mm	37	85
2024	37.1 °C27 August 2024	-13.4 °C22 January 2024	14.4 °C	1,072 mm	70	60
2023	33.2 °C3 June 2023	-11.5 °C4 February 2023	13.7 °C	1,184 mm	19	57
2022	35.9 °C22 June 2022	-18.0 °C23 December 2022	12.9 °C	1,312 mm	33	82
2021	33.5 °C12 August 2021	-15.7 °C21 February 2021	13.4 °C	1,283 mm	33	86
2020	35.4 °C19 July 2020	-10.2 °C26 December 2020	13.5 °C	1,317 mm	40	55
2019	36.8 °C13 September 2019	-17.4 °C31 January 2019	13.7 °C	1,371 mm	71	80
2018	33.6 °C18 June 2018	-20.0 °C1 January 2018	13.0 °C	1,774 mm	41	91
2017	33.7 °C18 June 2017	-15.9 °C6 January 2017	13.7 °C	1,362 mm	35	67
2016	34.3 °C25 July 2016	-15.4 °C24 January 2016	13.8 °C	1,163 mm	53	76
2015	33.0 °C7 September 2015	-22.6 °C20 February 2015	13.1 °C	1,241 mm	44	80
2014	34.6 °C13 July 2014	-23.9 °C29 January 2014	11.9 °C	1,083 mm	27	98
2013	33.9 °C10 September 2013	-16.2 °C2 February 2013	12.5 °C	1,153 mm	32	87
2012	38.2 °C29 June 2012	-9.3 °C12 February 2012	13.9 °C	1,124 mm	60	72
2011	36.2 °C3 September 2011	-17.5 °C9 January 2011	13.1 °C	1,480 mm	48	72
2010	35.5 °C8 July 2010	-19.3 °C8 February 2010	12.8 °C	955 mm	61	93
2009	32.9 °C9 August 2009	-19.9 °C16 January 2009	12.2 °C	1,137 mm	15	81
2008	33.0 °C20 July 2008	-15.5 °C22 December 2008	12.1 °C	1,399 mm	31	92
2007	35.7 °C24 August 2007	-17.5 °C9 February 2007	13.2 °C	1,031 mm	65	84
2006	35.3 °C2 August 2006	-15.1 °C19 February 2006	13.0 °C	1,155 mm	41	68
2005	36.7 °C13 August 2005	-17.1 °C24 January 2005	12.9 °C	1,002 mm	61	81
2004	31.2 °C11 July 2004	-19.4 °C31 January 2004	12.4 °C	1,444 mm	13	85
2003	31.5 °C5 July 2003	-19.5 °C18 January 2003	11.8 °C	1,493 mm	9	93
2002	34.5 °C14 August 2002	-12.4 °C2 January 2002	13.0 °C	1,189 mm	48	83
2001	33.6 °C9 August 2001	-13.3 °C23 January 2001	12.8 °C	972 mm	23	80
2000	32.2 °C11 June 2000	-17.0 °C28 January 2000	12.0 °C	1,072 mm	8	89
1999	36.4 °C30 July 1999	-15.0 °C5 January 1999	13.0 °C	1,041 mm	49	82
1998	33.2 °C14 September 1998	-12.1 °C25 December 1998	13.5 °C	1,107 mm	22	51
1997	32.5 °C17 July 1997	-16.4 °C19 January 1997	11.6 °C	1,047 mm	15	76
1996	32.3 °C30 June 1996	-21.5 °C5 February 1996	11.4 °C	1,622 mm	14	98
1995	35.7 °C15 July 1995	-22.0 °C12 February 1995	12.0 °C	1,226 mm	36	96
1994	34.6 °C19 June 1994	-28.9 °C19 January 1994	12.1 °C	1,356 mm	26	80
1993	37.1 °C28 July 1993	-16.3 °C15 March 1993	12.3 °C	1,153 mm	49	81
1992	34.2 °C10 July 1992	-15.3 °C16 January 1992	12.1 °C	1,025 mm	14	74
1991	35.7 °C2 August 1991	-13.3 °C16 February 1991	13.5 °C	1,195 mm	50	78
1990	33.1 °C9 July 1990	-12.3 °C26 February 1990	13.4 °C	1,489 mm	21	66
1989	33.2 °C11 July 1989	-27.9 °C22 December 1989	11.5 °C	1,430 mm	19	94
1988	39.1 °C17 August 1988	-18.7 °C11 January 1988	12.3 °C	936 mm	57	102
1987	35.9 °C17 August 1987	-17.0 °C24 January 1987	13.0 °C	1,111 mm	54	82
1986	34.6 °C20 July 1986	-17.8 °C28 February 1986	12.9 °C	1,118 mm	38	76
1985	35.2 °C8 September 1985	-26.4 °C21 January 1985	12.5 °C	1,208 mm	32	82
1984	33.0 °C2 September 1984	-25.8 °C21 January 1984	12.4 °C	1,270 mm	27	77
1983	37.2 °C20 August 1983	-22.5 °C25 December 1983	12.4 °C	1,151 mm	60	79
1982	33.3 °C26 July 1982	-25.7 °C17 January 1982	12.4 °C	1,075 mm	31	84
1981	32.5 °C9 July 1981	-23.6 °C12 February 1981	11.6 °C	1,035 mm	21	95
1980	35.2 °C16 July 1980	-20.5 °C3 March 1980	11.6 °C	1,111 mm	30	92
1979	32.8 °C10 August 1979	-24.4 °C6 February 1979	11.3 °C	1,370 mm	7	92
1978	34.6 °C23 July 1978	-19.2 °C10 January 1978	11.3 °C	1,275 mm	37	90
1977	35.8 °C20 July 1977	-25.7 °C17 January 1977	12.2 °C	1,244 mm	39	89
1976	34.1 °C15 July 1976	-20.9 °C9 January 1976	11.2 °C	994 mm	21	110
1975	35.6 °C1 August 1975	-13.8 °C14 January 1975	12.4 °C	1,268 mm	33	82
1974	32.7 °C28 July 1974	-12.4 °C13 January 1974	12.3 °C	1,270 mm	17	72
1973	33.6 °C28 August 1973	-15.2 °C17 February 1973	12.8 °C	1,330 mm	21	78
1972	34.1 °C23 July 1972	-23.2 °C8 February 1972	11.5 °C	1,310 mm	18	85
1971	34.5 °C28 June 1971	-17.4 °C2 February 1971	12.3 °C	1,045 mm	22	88
1970	34.1 °C1 July 1970	-26.5 °C22 January 1970	12.3 °C	1,145 mm	45	90
1969	35.4 °C5 July 1969	-15.2 °C28 December 1969	11.7 °C	936 mm	42	106
1968	34.7 °C1 July 1968	-25.4 °C8 January 1968	11.7 °C	970 mm	39	93
1967	33.1 °C17 June 1967	-20.6 °C8 February 1967	11.5 °C	1,136 mm	16	93
1966	35.7 °C27 June 1966	-19.0 °C29 January 1966	11.5 °C	1,097 mm	43	94
1965	35.3 °C15 August 1965	-17.2 °C5 February 1965	12.0 °C	958 mm	32	88
1964	35.0 °C28 July 1964	-17.2 °C23 February 1964	12.4 °C	1,058 mm	55	93
1963	32.3 °C18 July 1963	-25.0 °C24 January 1963	11.0 °C	902 mm	18	90
1962	35.6 °C20 August 1962	-22.1 °C13 December 1962	11.5 °C	1,169 mm	31	99
1961	32.6 °C2 July 1961	-23.5 °C25 January 1961	11.6 °C	1,329 mm	16	76
1960	33.1 °C30 July 1960	-18.5 °C22 December 1960	11.3 °C	1,055 mm	32	109
1959	36.4 °C29 June 1959	-18.8 °C5 January 1959	12.8 °C	1,130 mm	68	95
1958	31.9 °C4 July 1958	-20.5 °C17 February 1958	10.9 °C	1,154 mm	11	92
1957	35.0 °C2 September 1957	-22.7 °C17 January 1957	12.6 °C	1,127 mm	39	81
1956	33.6 °C2 July 1956	-12.4 °C27 January 1956	12.2 °C	1,479 mm	11	77
1955	34.8 °C3 August 1955	-20.4 °C13 February 1955	12.5 °C	1,037 mm	45	95
1954	39.1 °C14 July 1954	-17.8 °C13 January 1954	12.5 °C	1,044 mm	37	87
1953	36.9 °C30 August 1953	-10.5 °C18 December 1953	13.2 °C	913 mm	61	71
1952	36.7 °C23 July 1952	-12.8 °C30 January 1952	12.6 °C	1,064 mm	60	80
1951	34.1 °C27 July 1951	-27.7 °C3 February 1951	11.9 °C	1,283 mm	31	92
1950	30.9 °C24 June 1950	-21.2 °C27 December 1950	11.4 °C	1,532 mm	7	101
1949	34.8 °C4 July 1949	-13.8 °C30 January 1949	13.1 °C	1,150 mm	40	73
1948	35.9 °C28 August 1948	-21.4 °C28 January 1948	12.2 °C	1,367 mm	24	84
1947	30.8 °C10 June 1947	-16.0 °C8 February 1947	11.2 °C	954 mm	8	111
1946	32.1 °C19 July 1946	-17.2 °C28 January 1946	12.4 °C	1,199 mm	6	74
1945	32.8 °C1 September 1945	-20.7 °C3 February 1945	11.6 °C	1,310 mm	14	90
1944	34.3 °C12 August 1944	-15.7 °C22 December 1944	11.8 °C	1,141 mm	23	96
1943	32.0 °C17 July 1943	-19.1 °C4 March 1943	11.0 °C	940 mm	12	102
1942	33.2 °C2 August 1942	-22.9 °C8 January 1942	11.4 °C	1,337 mm	8	96
1941	32.9 °C28 July 1941	-14.9 °C18 March 1941	11.5 °C	939 mm	17	104
1940	34.6 °C29 July 1940	-20.7 °C28 January 1940	10.3 °C	1,188 mm	20	105

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.0 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

37 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

85 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1277 mm

+92 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	0.4 °C	-3.6 °C	71 mm	-20 mm
Feb	7.2 °C	+1.1 °C	131 mm	+40 mm
Mar	16.5 °C	+4.8 °C	65 mm	-49 mm
Apr	19.8 °C	+1.9 °C	153 mm	+44 mm
May	21.4 °C	-1.1 °C	193 mm	+73 mm
Jun	28.7 °C	+1.7 °C	145 mm	+36 mm
Jul	29.7 °C	+0.9 °C	153 mm	+40 mm
Aug	27.5 °C	-0.7 °C	34 mm	-57 mm
Sep	26.8 °C	+1.8 °C	115 mm	+31 mm
Oct	19.5 °C	+0.6 °C	64 mm	-13 mm
Nov	11.9 °C	-0.1 °C	78 mm	-14 mm
Dec	6.0 °C	-0.2 °C	74 mm	-18 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.0 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-26.2 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

43.5 mm

25 Sep 2025

Windiest day

34.1 km/h

15 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

83.5 km/h

16 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.7 °C

25 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-31.1 °C

22 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

14.1 cm

6 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.8 h

21 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Parkersburg?

Parkersburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 1,185 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parkersburg?

The hottest day measured in Parkersburg between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 39.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Parkersburg?

The coldest day measured in Parkersburg between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -28.9 °C.

Does it snow in Parkersburg?

Yes. Parkersburg gets on average 50.3 cm of snow per year and has around 85 frost days.

Has the climate of Parkersburg warmed?

Yes: Parkersburg warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Parkersburg?

The wettest day measured in Parkersburg between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2004, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Parkersburg?

The windiest day measured in Parkersburg between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1947, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Parkersburg?

The warmest month in Parkersburg is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Parkersburg?

Parkersburg receives on average 1,185 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Parkersburg?

Parkersburg 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 Parkersburg?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Parkersburg between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 30.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Parkersburg?

Yes: Parkersburg has on average 34 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Parkersburg?

In Parkersburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 22 July 2011, and the lowest was -34.5 °C on 19 January 1994.

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