Beckley, WV Snowfall A-

First snow Nov 14 · Last snow Apr 6 · 54.7 in/yr · Station: BECKLEY RALEIGH COUNTY AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 14

Median over 26 seasons 4d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 6

Median over 26 seasons

Snow Season

144 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

54.7 in

Rank #61 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 4 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

1.2

Oct

2.1

Nov

11.0

Dec

15.1

Jan

14.8

Feb

9.1

Mar

1.4

Apr

May

Jun

How Beckley Compares

Beckley snowfall vs West Virginia and U.S. medians
Measure	Beckley	West Virginia median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	54.7 in	41.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 14	Nov 19	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 6	Apr 1	Apr 3
Snow season length	144 days	135 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in West Virginia, 201 nationally).

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Ski Resorts in West Virginia

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for BECKLEY RALEIGH COUNTY AIRPORT (USW00003872), 6 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.