Annual mean 13°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
28.8 °C
Coldest
1.8 °C
Wettest
27%
Windiest
4.2 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.2 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Parkersburg over the whole year is 13°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C. Parkersburg has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 19% in September, the driest month, to 28% in May, the wettest. Winds in Parkersburg are highest in March, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.3 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Parkersburg come in July, when the sky is typically 37% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 63%.
Month by month Parkersburg climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
2°C
-2°C
-2°C
24%
63%
2.5 m/s
2
0
13
February
6°C
1°C
2°C
28%
55%
2.6 m/s
6
0
27
March
11°C
3°C
7°C
27%
48%
2.7 m/s
20
0
48
April
16°C
8°C
13°C
27%
47%
2.5 m/s
42
6
63
May
22°C
14°C
20°C
28%
47%
1.9 m/s
63
30
53
June
26°C
18°C
27°C
25%
38%
1.7 m/s
54
53
26
July
28°C
21°C
30°C
25%
37%
1.4 m/s
25
67
5
August
28°C
19°C
29°C
21%
39%
1.3 m/s
38
65
11
September
25°C
15°C
25°C
19%
39%
1.3 m/s
62
49
36
October
19°C
9°C
17°C
22%
43%
1.6 m/s
54
16
66
November
11°C
4°C
7°C
21%
45%
2.1 m/s
19
1
49
December
6°C
1°C
2°C
25%
57%
2.3 m/s
4
0
26
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Parkersburg weather by season
Year round, Parkersburg has days of about 2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Parkersburg weather in winterDecember to February
High 5°CLow -0°CRain 26%
Winter in Parkersburg has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about -0°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Parkersburg weather in springMarch to May
High 16°CLow 8°CRain 27%
Spring in Parkersburg has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Parkersburg weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 19°CRain 24%
Summer in Parkersburg has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Parkersburg weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 18°CLow 9°CRain 21%
Autumn in Parkersburg has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Parkersburg?
Parkersburg has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 19% in September, the driest month, to 28% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Parkersburg windiest?
Winds in Parkersburg are highest in March, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.3 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Parkersburg year round?
The average temperature in Parkersburg over the whole year is 13°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.