Charleston, WV Snowfall B

First snow Nov 23 · Last snow Mar 27 · 28.6 in/yr · Station: CHARLESTON - WEST VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL YEAGER AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 23

Median over 30 seasons 13d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 27

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

125 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

28.6 in

Rank #129 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 13 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.4

Oct

1.2

Nov

5.0

Dec

9.7

Jan

7.0

Feb

4.8

Mar

0.5

Apr

May

Jun

How Charleston Compares

Charleston snowfall vs West Virginia and U.S. medians
Measure	Charleston	West Virginia median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	28.6 in	41.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 23	Nov 19	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 27	Apr 1	Apr 3
Snow season length	125 days	135 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in West Virginia, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for CHARLESTON - WEST VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL YEAGER AIRPORT (USW00013866), 5 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.