Buckhannon weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Buckhannon, West Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Buckhannon, 2 km from Buckhannon; records cover 1891–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.2 in1250 mm
- Snow a year
- 39 in100 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 29
- First fall freeze
- Oct 16
- Heating degree days
- 5,288
- Cooling degree days
- 802
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −1°−18° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Buckhannon in January
Highs average 41°5° and lows 21°−6°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation and 12 in30 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1914)
- Record low
- −30°−34° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 1055
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Buckhannon in February
Highs average 44°7° and lows 23°−5°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation and 11 in29 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2017)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 881
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Buckhannon in March
Highs average 53°12° and lows 29°−2°, with 4.2 in105 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1916)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 738
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Buckhannon in April
Highs average 66°19° and lows 38°3°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2009)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1898)
- Heating degree days
- 400
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Buckhannon in May
Highs average 74°23° and lows 49°9°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1908)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 166
- Cooling degree days
- 53
Buckhannon in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 57°14°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1895)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 29
- Cooling degree days
- 155
Buckhannon in July
Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°17°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1897)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 255
Buckhannon in August
Highs average 84°29° and lows 60°16°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1918)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 222
Buckhannon in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 53°12°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1953)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 74
- Cooling degree days
- 98
Buckhannon in OctoberThis month
Highs average 67°19° and lows 41°5°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2019)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 359
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Buckhannon in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 31°0°, with 3 in77 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1948)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 663
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Buckhannon in December
Highs average 45°7° and lows 26°−3°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation and 7 in18 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1951)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 916
- Cooling degree days
- 0