Counties in West Virginia by average annual temperature, 2025

Wayne County had the highest average annual temperature of 55 counties in 2025, at 56.9 °F. Pocahontas County had the lowest, at 48.3 °F. The median was 53.6 °F and the figure for West Virginia was 53.1 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest56.9Wayne County
Median53.655 counties
West Virginia53.1History

Map of counties, 2025

Barbour County: 52.7 °FBerkeley County: 54.2 °FBoone County: 55.4 °FBraxton County: 54 °FBrooke County: 51.5 °FCabell County: 56.5 °FCalhoun County: 54.1 °FClay County: 54.6 °FDoddridge County: 53.8 °FFayette County: 52.9 °FGilmer County: 54.2 °FGrant County: 51.8 °FGreenbrier County: 51.3 °FHampshire County: 53.5 °FHancock County: 50.9 °FHardy County: 52.9 °FHarrison County: 53.6 °FJackson County: 55.2 °FJefferson County: 54.8 °FKanawha County: 55.8 °FLewis County: 54.1 °FLincoln County: 56.7 °FLogan County: 55.9 °FMcDowell County: 54 °FMarion County: 52.8 °FMarshall County: 51.8 °FMason County: 54.7 °FMercer County: 51.8 °FMineral County: 53.7 °FMingo County: 56.5 °FMonongalia County: 52.1 °FMonroe County: 53 °FMorgan County: 53.6 °FNicholas County: 52.1 °FOhio County: 51.5 °FPendleton County: 50.6 °FPleasants County: 54 °FPocahontas County: 48.3 °FPreston County: 50.6 °FPutnam County: 55.9 °FRaleigh County: 52.3 °FRandolph County: 49 °FRitchie County: 54.2 °FRoane County: 54.8 °FSummers County: 53.3 °FTaylor County: 53.1 °FTucker County: 49 °FTyler County: 53.4 °FUpshur County: 52.8 °FWayne County: 56.9 °FWebster County: 50.8 °FWetzel County: 52.5 °FWirt County: 54.6 °FWood County: 54.9 °FWyoming County: 53.8 °F
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°F, 2025. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Wayne County: 56.9 °FWayne County56.9Lincoln County: 56.7 °FLincoln County56.7Cabell County: 56.5 °FCabell County56.5Mingo County: 56.5 °FMingo County56.5Logan County: 55.9 °FLogan County55.9Putnam County: 55.9 °FPutnam County55.9Kanawha County: 55.8 °FKanawha County55.8Boone County: 55.4 °FBoone County55.4Jackson County: 55.2 °FJackson County55.2Wood County: 54.9 °FWood County54.9Jefferson County: 54.8 °FJefferson County54.8Roane County: 54.8 °FRoane County54.8Mason County: 54.7 °FMason County54.7Clay County: 54.6 °FClay County54.6Wirt County: 54.6 °FWirt County54.6Berkeley County: 54.2 °FBerkeley County54.2Gilmer County: 54.2 °FGilmer County54.2Ritchie County: 54.2 °FRitchie County54.2Calhoun County: 54.1 °FCalhoun County54.1Lewis County: 54.1 °FLewis County54.1Braxton County: 54 °FBraxton County54McDowell County: 54 °FMcDowell County54Pleasants County: 54 °FPleasants County54Doddridge County: 53.8 °FDoddridge County53.8Wyoming County: 53.8 °FWyoming County53.8Mineral County: 53.7 °FMineral County53.7Harrison County: 53.6 °FHarrison County53.6Morgan County: 53.6 °FMorgan County53.6Hampshire County: 53.5 °FHampshire County53.5Tyler County: 53.4 °FTyler County53.4Summers County: 53.3 °FSummers County53.3Taylor County: 53.1 °FTaylor County53.1Monroe County: 53 °FMonroe County53Fayette County: 52.9 °FFayette County52.9Hardy County: 52.9 °FHardy County52.9Marion County: 52.8 °FMarion County52.8Upshur County: 52.8 °FUpshur County52.8Barbour County: 52.7 °FBarbour County52.7Wetzel County: 52.5 °FWetzel County52.5Raleigh County: 52.3 °FRaleigh County52.3Monongalia County: 52.1 °FMonongalia County52.1Nicholas County: 52.1 °FNicholas County52.1Grant County: 51.8 °FGrant County51.8Marshall County: 51.8 °FMarshall County51.8Mercer County: 51.8 °FMercer County51.8Brooke County: 51.5 °FBrooke County51.5Ohio County: 51.5 °FOhio County51.5Greenbrier County: 51.3 °FGreenbrier County51.3Hancock County: 50.9 °FHancock County50.9Webster County: 50.8 °FWebster County50.8Pendleton County: 50.6 °FPendleton County50.6Preston County: 50.6 °FPreston County50.6Randolph County: 49 °FRandolph County49Tucker County: 49 °FTucker County49Pocahontas County: 48.3 °FPocahontas County48.3Wayne County: 56.9 °FWayne County56.9Lincoln County: 56.7 °FLincoln County56.7Cabell County: 56.5 °FCabell County56.5Mingo County: 56.5 °FMingo County56.5Logan County: 55.9 °FLogan County55.9Putnam County: 55.9 °FPutnam County55.9Kanawha County: 55.8 °FKanawha County55.8Boone County: 55.4 °FBoone County55.4Jackson County: 55.2 °FJackson County55.2Wood County: 54.9 °FWood County54.9Jefferson County: 54.8 °FJefferson County54.8Roane County: 54.8 °FRoane County54.8Mason County: 54.7 °FMason County54.7Clay County: 54.6 °FClay County54.6Wirt County: 54.6 °FWirt County54.6Berkeley County: 54.2 °FBerkeley County54.2Gilmer County: 54.2 °FGilmer County54.2Ritchie County: 54.2 °FRitchie County54.2Calhoun County: 54.1 °FCalhoun County54.1Lewis County: 54.1 °FLewis County54.1Braxton County: 54 °FBraxton County54McDowell County: 54 °FMcDowell County54Pleasants County: 54 °FPleasants County54Doddridge County: 53.8 °FDoddridge County53.8Wyoming County: 53.8 °FWyoming County53.8Mineral County: 53.7 °FMineral County53.7Harrison County: 53.6 °FHarrison County53.6Morgan County: 53.6 °FMorgan County53.6Hampshire County: 53.5 °FHampshire County53.5Tyler County: 53.4 °FTyler County53.4Summers County: 53.3 °FSummers County53.3Taylor County: 53.1 °FTaylor County53.1Monroe County: 53 °FMonroe County53Fayette County: 52.9 °FFayette County52.9Hardy County: 52.9 °FHardy County52.9Marion County: 52.8 °FMarion County52.8Upshur County: 52.8 °FUpshur County52.8Barbour County: 52.7 °FBarbour County52.7Wetzel County: 52.5 °FWetzel County52.5Raleigh County: 52.3 °FRaleigh County52.3Monongalia County: 52.1 °FMonongalia County52.1Nicholas County: 52.1 °FNicholas County52.1Grant County: 51.8 °FGrant County51.8Marshall County: 51.8 °FMarshall County51.8Mercer County: 51.8 °FMercer County51.8Brooke County: 51.5 °FBrooke County51.5Ohio County: 51.5 °FOhio County51.5Greenbrier County: 51.3 °FGreenbrier County51.3Hancock County: 50.9 °FHancock County50.9Webster County: 50.8 °FWebster County50.8Pendleton County: 50.6 °FPendleton County50.6Preston County: 50.6 °FPreston County50.6Randolph County: 49 °FRandolph County49Tucker County: 49 °FTucker County49Pocahontas County: 48.3 °FPocahontas County48.3
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
°F
Change on 2024
1Wayne County56.9-3.2%
2Lincoln County56.7-3.4%
3Cabell County56.5-3.7%
3Mingo County56.5-3.1%
5Logan County55.9-3.6%
5Putnam County55.9-4.1%
7Kanawha County55.8-3.8%
8Boone County55.4-3.5%
9Jackson County55.2-4%
10Wood County54.9-4.5%
11Jefferson County54.8-2.3%
11Roane County54.8-4.5%
13Mason County54.7-3.9%
14Clay County54.6-4.2%
14Wirt County54.6-4.7%
16Berkeley County54.2-2.3%
16Gilmer County54.2-4.9%
16Ritchie County54.2-4.7%
19Calhoun County54.1-5.3%
19Lewis County54.1-4.6%
21Braxton County54-4.8%
21McDowell County54-3.4%
21Pleasants County54-4.8%
24Doddridge County53.8-4.8%
24Wyoming County53.8-4.1%
26Mineral County53.7-3.2%
27Harrison County53.6-4.6%
27Morgan County53.6-2.7%
29Hampshire County53.5-2.9%
30Tyler County53.4-5%
31Summers County53.3-3.4%
32Taylor County53.1-4.3%
33Monroe County53-3.5%
34Fayette County52.9-3.5%
34Hardy County52.9-2.9%
36Marion County52.8-4.5%
36Upshur County52.8-4.2%
38Barbour County52.7-4.4%
39Wetzel County52.5-4.9%
40Raleigh County52.3-3.9%
41Monongalia County52.1-5.1%
41Nicholas County52.1-3.5%
43Grant County51.8-3.7%
43Marshall County51.8-5.1%
43Mercer County51.8-3.7%
46Brooke County51.5-6%
46Ohio County51.5-6%
48Greenbrier County51.3-2.8%
49Hancock County50.9-5.4%
50Webster County50.8-3.6%
51Pendleton County50.6-4.3%
51Preston County50.6-4.7%
53Randolph County49-4.3%
53Tucker County49-4.3%
55Pocahontas County48.3-3.4%

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Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in West Virginia by average annual temperature, 2025. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in West Virginia by average annual temperature, 2025}},
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