West Virginia January Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of January in West Virginia for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest January in West Virginia History?

1950 was the warmest January in West Virginia history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 53.5 °F, and the average low was 32.3 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in West Virginia History?

1977 was the coolest January in West Virginia history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 25.3 °F, and the average low was 6.8 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	8	47.1	30.6
2022	96	36.8	17.7
2021	43	39.4	25.8
2020	15	45.7	28.8
2019	50	39.8	24.2
2018	101	37.3	16.8
2017	12	44.9	30.2
2016	93	37.8	17.4
2015	81	37.3	20.3
2014	122	34.9	12.2
2013	33	42.6	25.1
2012	26	44.6	25.1
2011	100	35.0	19.2
2010	91	34.4	21.1
2009	96	36.0	18.4
2008	62	40.4	21.2
2007	23	44.0	27.0
2006	5	49.5	29.3
2005	28	43.3	25.8
2004	94	36.4	18.5
2003	110	33.3	17.7
2002	25	44.7	25.4
2001	77	38.6	20.3
2000	74	40.0	19.0
1999	28	44.3	24.7
1998	11	45.3	30.0
1997	63	40.5	21.0
1996	74	38.6	20.4
1995	45	40.2	24.6
1994	119	32.4	15.5
1993	19	44.4	28.1
1992	49	41.9	22.4
1991	43	41.2	24.0
1990	9	47.5	28.5
1989	17	47.4	26.2
1988	106	36.6	16.3
1987	78	36.8	21.7
1986	85	39.2	18.2
1985	121	31.6	16.1
1984	108	35.4	16.8
1983	67	38.6	22.1
1982	113	35.4	14.7
1981	119	33.0	15.1
1980	59	38.0	23.8
1979	111	33.2	17.7
1978	126	30.3	13.2
1977	129	25.3	6.8
1976	96	36.4	18.0
1975	36	43.1	24.0
1974	6	47.2	31.3
1973	57	41.1	21.0
1972	39	43.1	23.5
1971	106	35.1	17.7
1970	123	32.3	14.1
1969	91	37.1	18.4
1968	113	35.3	14.8
1967	32	44.3	23.9
1966	117	33.3	15.7
1965	70	40.1	20.0
1964	63	42.2	19.2
1963	115	36.3	13.6
1962	79	38.9	19.4
1961	118	33.9	15.0
1960	41	40.6	25.3
1959	90	38.4	18.2
1958	101	35.4	18.7
1957	88	37.0	19.7
1956	96	35.6	18.9
1955	85	37.1	20.2
1954	50	41.5	22.5
1953	19	45.5	27.1
1952	18	45.8	27.4
1951	39	43.5	23.0
1950	1	53.5	32.3
1949	4	48.0	31.5
1948	124	32.0	12.8
1947	16	46.8	27.5
1946	42	42.4	22.9
1945	104	34.6	18.9
1944	57	40.9	21.2
1943	34	42.9	24.4
1942	81	38.9	18.7
1941	65	38.4	22.9
1940	128	26.1	10.9
1939	31	44.3	24.1
1938	55	40.7	22.1
1937	3	49.9	32.0
1936	116	33.8	15.7
1935	55	41.4	21.5
1934	26	44.6	25.2
1933	10	47.8	27.8
1932	2	51.0	32.3
1931	53	40.8	22.8
1930	45	42.0	22.9
1929	72	39.5	20.4
1928	68	40.2	20.2
1927	59	38.7	23.1
1926	88	37.8	19.1
1925	72	39.4	20.4
1924	87	39.3	17.7
1923	36	42.0	25.2
1922	83	38.6	18.8
1921	38	43.6	23.4
1920	94	36.7	18.4
1919	50	43.5	20.6
1918	127	28.2	10.4
1917	48	42.9	21.5
1916	13	49.2	25.6
1915	68	38.6	21.8
1914	34	42.1	25.4
1913	7	50.3	27.6
1912	125	31.8	12.7
1911	22	45.4	26.1
1910	59	40.0	21.9
1909	23	45.1	25.8
1908	80	39.0	18.9
1907	13	47.2	27.7
1906	21	45.4	26.4
1905	112	34.6	15.9
1904	109	35.7	16.1
1903	74	38.7	20.4
1902	83	37.8	19.6
1901	54	40.6	22.9
1900	45	42.4	22.4
1899	70	39.4	20.4
1898	30	42.3	26.5
1897	101	36.7	17.3
1896	66	38.5	22.5
1895	105	35.8	17.2