Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Beckley, WV. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Beckley has a wide range of possibilities — across 118 years of records, highs have swung from a spring-like 84° (1909) all the way down to a frigid 15° low in 1939. On average, expect a cool 60°/35° day with about a 1-in-3 chance of rain and a small but real 3% chance of snow.
Beckley sits at elevation in the Appalachians, and the weather reflects it — the all-time high of 103° in July 1926 and the bone-chilling -23° in January 1985 represent a 126-degree range of recorded extremes. A single January storm in 1998 dropped 28 inches of snow, and a July day in 2001 unleashed over 5 inches of rain.
Summers are mild by mid-Atlantic standards, topping out around 81° in mid-July, while January and February highs hover in the low 40s — cool enough for frequent snow. July is also the wettest stretch of the year, so pack a rain layer if you're visiting during peak summer warmth.