Anstead Hawks Nest State Park, West Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Anstead Hawks Nest State Park's normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 48.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.1°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,220 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAnstead Hawks Nest State Park
- Station IDUSC00460202
- Location38.12°N 81.12°W
- Elevation1,296 ft (395 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Anstead Hawks Nest State Park is 65°F and the normal low 40°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Anstead Hawks Nest State Park.
- Jan 42° 23°
- Feb 47° 25°
- Mar 55° 31°
- Apr 68° 40°
- May 75° 50°
- Jun 81° 58°
- Jul 84° 62°
- Aug 83° 61°
- Sep 78° 54°
- Oct 68° 43°
- Nov 56° 33°
- Dec 46° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Anstead Hawks Nest State Park each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.87 in), the least in February (2.99 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 23°F | 32.5°F | 3.26 | – | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 47°F | 25°F | 35.7°F | 2.99 | – | <1 | 23 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 55°F | 31°F | 43.1°F | 4.19 | – | <1 | 17 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 40°F | 53.8°F | 4.30 | – | <1 | 7 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 62.3°F | 4.98 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 81°F | 58°F | 69.7°F | 4.72 | – | 2 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 84°F | 62°F | 73.0°F | 5.87 | – | 3 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 83°F | 61°F | 72.1°F | 4.19 | – | 3 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 78°F | 54°F | 66.1°F | 3.61 | – | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 43°F | 55.0°F | 3.06 | – | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 33°F | 44.4°F | 3.14 | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 27°F | 36.4°F | 3.73 | – | <1 | 22 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 42°F | 53.7°F | 48.04 | – | 11 | 113 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −5°C | 0.3°C | 83 mm |
| February | 8°C | −4°C | 2.1°C | 76 mm |
| March | 13°C | −1°C | 6.2°C | 106 mm |
| April | 20°C | 4°C | 12.1°C | 109 mm |
| May | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 126 mm |
| June | 27°C | 15°C | 20.9°C | 120 mm |
| July | 29°C | 17°C | 22.8°C | 149 mm |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.3°C | 106 mm |
| September | 26°C | 12°C | 18.9°C | 92 mm |
| October | 20°C | 6°C | 12.8°C | 78 mm |
| November | 13°C | 0°C | 6.9°C | 80 mm |
| December | 8°C | −3°C | 2.4°C | 95 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Mount Nebo (1 mi S) (15 miles away), gets 68 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00460202; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Anstead Hawks Nest State Park?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August, September and October.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00460202.
When is the last frost at Anstead Hawks Nest State Park?
In Anstead Hawks Nest State Park, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 22 in half of years and after May 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 22 in half of years and before October 8 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 221 year in 10 after May 9; 9 in 10 after April 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 221 year in 10 before October 8; 9 in 10 before November 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 181 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 205 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 9 in half of springs and before November 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Anstead Hawks Nest State Park in zone 6b in ZIP code 25812, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (17 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in West Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00460202; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Anstead Hawks Nest State Park?
In a normal year in Anstead Hawks Nest State Park, 11 days a year reach 90°F and 113 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 113a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 19high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00460202.
How sunny is it at Anstead Hawks Nest State Park?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Anstead Hawks Nest State Park, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (78%) and January the cloudiest (57%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 57% | 1.8 |
| February | 59% | 2.5 |
| March | 64% | 3.6 |
| April | 69% | 4.9 |
| May | 71% | 5.5 |
| June | 77% | 6.1 |
| July | 76% | 5.8 |
| August | 78% | 5.4 |
| September | 77% | 4.5 |
| October | 70% | 3.2 |
| November | 69% | 2.3 |
| December | 57% | 1.6 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Anstead Hawks Nest State Park record?
A normal year at Anstead Hawks Nest State Park brings 4,908 heating degree days, 9% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 815 cooling degree days, 10% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,398 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,007 | 0 |
| February | 821 | 0 |
| March | 681 | 2 |
| April | 349 | 13 |
| May | 142 | 57 |
| June | 18 | 161 |
| July | 2 | 252 |
| August | 3 | 225 |
| September | 60 | 94 |
| October | 321 | 12 |
| November | 618 | 0 |
| December | 887 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,908 | 815 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00460202. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Anstead Hawks Nest State Park's climate compare?
Anstead Hawks Nest State Park is warmer than 42 of the 63 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 35. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 53.7°F is warmer than 56%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Anstead Hawks Nest State Park is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Anstead Hawks Nest State Park share this climate record?
11 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Fayetteville, WV2,753 people · 4 mi S
- Ansted, WV1,288 people · 1 mi NE
- Gauley Bridge, WV521 people · 6 mi NW
- Charlton Heights, WV428 people · 6 mi W
- Falls View, WV155 people · 7 mi W
- Hico, WV97 people · 6 mi E
- Dixie, WV73 people · 10 mi NW
- Deep Water, WV40 people · 7 mi W
- Glen Ferris, WV40 people · 6 mi NW
- Belva, WV35 people · 9 mi NW
- Beards Fork, WV0 people · 7 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Anstead Hawks Nest State Park's climate
What is the coldest month at Anstead Hawks Nest State Park?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow at Anstead Hawks Nest State Park?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Mount Nebo (1 mi S) (15 miles away), records 68 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Anstead Hawks Nest State Park?
July, with 5.87 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.99 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Anstead Hawks Nest State Park in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Anstead Hawks Nest State Park in zone 6b in ZIP code 25812, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Anstead Hawks Nest State Park?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 22; in one year in ten it comes after May 9. Waiting until May 9 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- West Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Oak Hill, WV11 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Summersville, WV14 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- London Locks, WV14 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Mount Nebo (1 mi S), WV16 miles from this station, 50.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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