Rainfall totals Charleston, WV
Through Oct 7, 2026, Charleston has received 37.94 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 37.25 inches. The normal figure is what the city would typically have seen by this point in the calendar. This reading comes from the station gauge at CHARLESTON/KANAWHA in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from Charleston West Virginia International Yeager Airport, with records back to 1947. Across the record from 1947, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.11 inches of rain fell on Oct 2, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
CHARLESTON/KANAWHA saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.10 inches | -0.10 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.11 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.11 inches | 0.68 inches | -0.57 inches (-84%) |
| Year to date | 37.94 inches | 37.25 inches | +0.69 inches (+2%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 1.89 inches | 2019 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for CHARLESTON/KANAWHA, issued the morning after Oct 7, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.
How much rain did Charleston get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.11 inches |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 1.40 inches |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 0.18 inches |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.59 inches |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0.50 inches |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 0.21 inches |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0.13 inches |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 0.67 inches |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 4.23 inches |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 0.34 inches |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 3.27 inches |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 0.30 inches |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 0.59 inches |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 1.47 inches |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 0.88 inches |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 0.30 inches |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 0.93 inches |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 0.14 inches |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 0.21 inches |
| Jul 10, 2026 | 0.24 inches |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 0.52 inches |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 0.76 inches |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 0.18 inches |
With 4.23 inches on Aug 16, 2026, this is the 2nd wettest of the 11,839 measurable rain days in the Charleston West Virginia International Yeager Airport record, which begins in 1947. That is the most rain recorded at this station on August 16 since 1947.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 37.94 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 103-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Charleston rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.85 inches | 3.27 inches | -0.42 inches (-13%) |
| February | 1.85 inches | 3.36 inches | -1.51 inches (-45%) |
| March | 3.08 inches | 4.14 inches | -1.06 inches (-26%) |
| April | 2.94 inches | 3.56 inches | -0.62 inches (-17%) |
| May | 2.64 inches | 4.93 inches | -2.29 inches (-46%) |
| June | 5.15 inches | 4.72 inches | +0.43 inches (+9%) |
| July | 4.16 inches | 5.38 inches | -1.22 inches (-23%) |
| August | 10.92 inches | 3.75 inches | +7.17 inches (+191%) |
| September | 4.24 inches | 3.46 inches | +0.78 inches (+23%) |
| October | 0.11 inches | 2.91 inches |
October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Rainfall days at each threshold in Charleston
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Average | 29.0 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Charleston West Virginia International Yeager Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1947 counts toward the average, 78 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Charleston
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 5.60 inches | Jul 19, 1961 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 67.05 inches | 2018 |
| Driest year | 30.25 inches | 1963 |
| Average year | 44.24 inches | 78 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 150 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1947 | 28,780 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 3.27 | 3.36 | 4.14 | 3.56 | 4.93 | 4.72 | 5.38 | 3.75 | 3.46 | 2.91 | 3.20 | 3.56 | 46.24 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Charleston appears in the site's top 12 of the foggiest cities in the US, averaging 44 heavy fog days yearly at its airport station (NCEI daily records).
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