Fairmont, WV Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Fairmont actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Fairmont, WV, the comfort score comes out to 51/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Fairmont's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Fairmont run from 32°F in Jan up to 74°F in Jul, a 41.9°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Fairmont, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 24°F | 3.81in |
| Feb | 43°F | 26°F | 3.22in |
| Mar | 52°F | 33°F | 4.21in |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 3.9in |
| May | 73°F | 52°F | 5.09in |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 4.67in |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.91in |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 3.8in |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 3.85in |
| Oct | 65°F | 45°F | 3.43in |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 3.15in |
| Dec | 44°F | 29°F | 3.73in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Fairmont's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Fairmont actually gets
Fairmont averages 47.77in of precipitation a year across roughly 148 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Fairmont against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Fairmont comes in at 1494; within WV alone it ranks 13 of 26. Population is about 18,063.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Fairmont, WV US, the NOAA station 1.5 miles from Fairmont, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is