Counties in West Virginia by average annual temperature

Lincoln County had the highest average annual temperature of 55 counties in 2020, at 57.2 °F. Pocahontas County had the lowest, at 48.9 °F. The median was 54.4 °F and the figure for West Virginia was 54 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest57.2Lincoln County

Lowest48.9Pocahontas County

Median54.455 counties

West Virginia54History

Map of counties, 2020

Under 53
53 to 54
54 to 55
55 to 56
56 and over

°F, 2020. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2020

°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2020 °F	Change on 2019
1	Lincoln County	57.2	-0.7%
2	Mingo County	57.1	-0.9%
3	Wayne County	57	-0.9%
4	Cabell County	56.7	-0.7%
5	Logan County	56.6	-0.9%
5	Putnam County	56.6	-0.5%
7	Kanawha County	56.4	-0.9%
8	Boone County	56.1	-0.9%
9	Jackson County	55.8	0%
9	Jefferson County	55.8	+1.3%
11	Clay County	55.7	-0.9%
12	Wood County	55.6	+0.5%
13	Roane County	55.5	-0.4%
14	Braxton County	55.4	-0.7%
15	Berkeley County	55.3	+1.3%
15	Gilmer County	55.3	-0.7%
15	Mason County	55.3	-0.5%
15	Wirt County	55.3	+0.2%
19	Calhoun County	55.2	-0.5%
20	Lewis County	55.1	-0.7%
21	Harrison County	54.9	-0.4%
21	Ritchie County	54.9	0%
23	Doddridge County	54.7	-0.2%
23	McDowell County	54.7	-1.6%
23	Morgan County	54.7	+1.3%
23	Pleasants County	54.7	+0.2%
27	Wyoming County	54.6	-1.6%
28	Mineral County	54.4	+1.3%
28	Taylor County	54.4	-0.2%
30	Tyler County	54.3	-0.2%
31	Hampshire County	54.2	+0.7%
32	Barbour County	54.1	-0.4%
32	Summers County	54.1	-1.1%
34	Marion County	54	-0.4%
35	Fayette County	53.8	-0.9%
35	Monroe County	53.8	-0.4%
35	Upshur County	53.8	-0.6%
38	Hardy County	53.6	+0.4%
39	Wetzel County	53.5	-0.4%
40	Monongalia County	53.4	+0.2%
40	Raleigh County	53.4	-1.1%
42	Nicholas County	53.3	-0.7%
43	Ohio County	53.1	+0.8%
44	Brooke County	53	+0.8%
45	Grant County	52.9	+0.8%
45	Marshall County	52.9	0%
47	Mercer County	52.6	-1.5%
48	Hancock County	52.3	+1%
49	Pendleton County	52.1	0%
50	Greenbrier County	51.9	-0.4%
50	Preston County	51.9	+0.8%
52	Webster County	51.5	-0.6%
53	Tucker County	50.5	-0.2%
54	Randolph County	50.1	-0.6%
55	Pocahontas County	48.9	-0.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties (Counties in West Virginia by average annual temperature, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in West Virginia by average annual temperature, 2020. 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?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Counties in West Virginia by average annual temperature, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/west-virginia-counties?period=2020.

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  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in West Virginia by average annual temperature, 2020}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/west-virginia-counties?period=2020. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?

Lincoln County, with 57.2 °F in 2020, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest average annual temperature?

Pocahontas County, with 48.9 °F in 2020.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.