Annual Average Humidity in West Virginia

The average humidity year round is listed below for places in West Virginia. The tables give daily averages along with highest and lowest relative humidity levels.

Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold.

All the numbers here are averages for the years 1961 to 1990.

Average Humidity

In this table, the Daily number is the average of humidity readings taken every three hours throughout the day. Morning percentages are for 7 am and Afternoon measures are for 4 pm local standard time.

Average yearly relative humidity (%)
Daily Place Morning Afternoon
73 Beckley 83 59
70 Charleston 83 54
76 Elkins 87 58
70 Huntington 83 55

Highest and Lowest Humidity

Below are averages over the year for maximum and minimum humidity levels in West Virginia. The hours when the highest and lowest humidity readings usually occur are given in local standard time.

Annual averages for daily high and low relative humidity (%)
High Time Place Low Time
83.0 7 am Beckley 58.8 4 pm
82.7 7 am Charleston 53.5 4 pm
88.0 4 am Elkins 58.3 4 pm
82.9 7 am Huntington 54.9 4 pm
Reference

World Data Center for Meteorology. Climate of the World.

West Virginia Humidity
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