Counties in West Virginia by average annual temperature

Wayne County had the highest average annual temperature of 55 counties in 2024, at 58.8 °F. Pocahontas County had the lowest, at 50 °F. The median was 55.5 °F and the figure for West Virginia was 55.2 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest58.8Wayne County

Lowest50Pocahontas County

Median55.555 counties

West Virginia55.2History

Map of counties, 2024

Under 54
54 to 55
55 to 56
56 to 57
57 and over

°F, 2024. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 °F	Change on 2023
1	Wayne County	58.8	+2.3%
2	Cabell County	58.7	+2.8%
2	Lincoln County	58.7	+2.1%
4	Mingo County	58.3	+1.6%
4	Putnam County	58.3	+2.8%
6	Kanawha County	58	+2.5%
6	Logan County	58	+1.9%
8	Jackson County	57.5	+3.2%
8	Wood County	57.5	+3%
10	Boone County	57.4	+2%
10	Roane County	57.4	+3.2%
12	Wirt County	57.3	+3.2%
13	Calhoun County	57.1	+3.1%
14	Clay County	57	+2.3%
14	Gilmer County	57	+2.9%
16	Mason County	56.9	+2.9%
16	Ritchie County	56.9	+3.1%
18	Braxton County	56.7	+2.7%
18	Lewis County	56.7	+3.1%
18	Pleasants County	56.7	+3.1%
21	Doddridge County	56.5	+3.1%
22	Harrison County	56.2	+2.9%
22	Tyler County	56.2	+2.9%
24	Jefferson County	56.1	+0.5%
24	Wyoming County	56.1	+2.4%
26	McDowell County	55.9	+1.6%
27	Berkeley County	55.5	+0.7%
27	Mineral County	55.5	+2.4%
27	Taylor County	55.5	+2.8%
30	Marion County	55.3	+2.8%
31	Summers County	55.2	+1.8%
31	Wetzel County	55.2	+3%
33	Barbour County	55.1	+2.8%
33	Hampshire County	55.1	+1.7%
33	Morgan County	55.1	+0.9%
33	Upshur County	55.1	+3%
37	Monongalia County	54.9	+2.8%
37	Monroe County	54.9	+1.9%
39	Brooke County	54.8	+3.4%
39	Fayette County	54.8	+1.7%
39	Ohio County	54.8	+3.2%
42	Marshall County	54.6	+2.8%
43	Hardy County	54.5	+1.9%
44	Raleigh County	54.4	+1.9%
45	Nicholas County	54	+1.7%
46	Grant County	53.8	+2.5%
46	Hancock County	53.8	+2.9%
46	Mercer County	53.8	+1.9%
49	Preston County	53.1	+2.7%
50	Pendleton County	52.9	+2.3%
51	Greenbrier County	52.8	+1.9%
52	Webster County	52.7	+2.5%
53	Randolph County	51.2	+2.6%
53	Tucker County	51.2	+2.6%
55	Pocahontas County	50	+1.8%

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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/west-virginia-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/west-virginia-counties?period=2024. 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?

Wayne County, with 58.8 °F in 2024, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest average annual temperature?

Pocahontas County, with 50 °F in 2024.

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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.