Belington, West Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Belington's normal year runs from 20°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 51.6 inches of precipitation and 57 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.5°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,312 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBelington
- Station IDUSC00460633
- Location39.02°N 79.93°W
- Elevation1,769 ft (539 m)
- Population1,795
On October 23, the normal high in Belington is 63°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 36%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Belington.
- Jan 40° 20°
- Feb 43° 21°
- Mar 52° 28°
- Apr 64° 36°
- May 72° 46°
- Jun 79° 55°
- Jul 82° 60°
- Aug 82° 58°
- Sep 76° 51°
- Oct 65° 39°
- Nov 54° 30°
- Dec 45° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Belington each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.54 in), the least in November (3.25 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 20°F | 29.8°F | 3.86 | 19.2 | 18 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 43°F | 21°F | 32.0°F | 3.72 | 14.4 | 16 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 52°F | 28°F | 39.5°F | 4.51 | 7.3 | 15 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 36°F | 50.1°F | 4.41 | 1.2 | 14 | <1 | 13 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 72°F | 46°F | 59.2°F | 5.49 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 79°F | 55°F | 67.0°F | 5.54 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 82°F | 60°F | 71.0°F | 5.22 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 82°F | 58°F | 69.8°F | 3.77 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 76°F | 51°F | 63.4°F | 3.98 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 39°F | 51.9°F | 3.65 | 0.3 | 10 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 54°F | 30°F | 42.2°F | 3.25 | 1.9 | 12 | <1 | 19 | 10 h |
| December | 45°F | 24°F | 34.7°F | 4.24 | 12.9 | 17 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 39°F | 50.9°F | 51.64 | 57.2 | 160 | 4 | 144 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −7°C | −1.2°C | 98 mm | 49 cm |
| February | 6°C | −6°C | 0.0°C | 94 mm | 37 cm |
| March | 11°C | −2°C | 4.2°C | 115 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 18°C | 2°C | 10.1°C | 112 mm | 3 cm |
| May | 22°C | 8°C | 15.1°C | 139 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26°C | 13°C | 19.4°C | 141 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 15°C | 21.7°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 14°C | 21.0°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 11°C | 17.4°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 4°C | 11.1°C | 93 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 12°C | −1°C | 5.7°C | 83 mm | 5 cm |
| December | 7°C | −4°C | 1.5°C | 108 mm | 33 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00460633; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Belington?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (10).
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 USC00460633.
When is the last frost in Belington?
In Belington, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 6 in half of years and after May 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 13 in half of years and before October 1 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
- May 61 year in 10 after May 23; 9 in 10 after April 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 131 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 159 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 180 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 24 in half of springs and before October 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Belington in zone 6a in ZIP code 26250, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in West Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00460633; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 in Belington?
In a normal year in Belington, 4 days a year reach 90°F, 144 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 160 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 144a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 28high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 160a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 20a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00460633.
How sunny is Belington?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Belington, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (76%) and December the cloudiest (55%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 55% | 1.7 |
| February | 59% | 2.5 |
| March | 62% | 3.5 |
| April | 66% | 4.7 |
| May | 67% | 5.3 |
| June | 73% | 5.9 |
| July | 75% | 5.8 |
| August | 76% | 5.2 |
| September | 74% | 4.3 |
| October | 67% | 3.0 |
| November | 66% | 2.1 |
| December | 55% | 1.5 |
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 much heating and cooling does Belington need?
A normal year in Belington brings 5,680 heating degree days, 6% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 566 cooling degree days, 38% 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 2,833 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,093 | 0 |
| February | 923 | 0 |
| March | 789 | 0 |
| April | 452 | 5 |
| May | 213 | 33 |
| June | 48 | 108 |
| July | 8 | 192 |
| August | 14 | 164 |
| September | 108 | 60 |
| October | 410 | 5 |
| November | 684 | 0 |
| December | 941 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,680 | 566 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00460633. 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 Belington's climate compare?
Belington is warmer than 9 of the other 62 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 47. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.9°F is warmer than 44%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Belington is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm 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 Belington share this climate record?
4 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.
- Philippi, WV2,845 people · 11 mi NW
- Junior, WV378 people · 3 mi S
- Norton, WV205 people · 7 mi S
- Montrose, WV138 people · 7 mi NE
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 Belington's climate
What is the coldest month in Belington?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 60°F at night).
Does it snow in Belington?
Yes: 57 inches in a normal year, falling on 28 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (19.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Belington?
June, with 5.54 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 3.25 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Belington in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Belington in zone 6a in ZIP code 26250, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Belington?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 6; in one year in ten it comes after May 23. Waiting until May 23 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
- Elkins, WV11 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
- Buckhannon, WV16 miles from this station, 52.6°F a year
- Parsons, WV16 miles from this station, 52.5°F a year
- Glady (1 mi N), WV19 miles from this station, 46.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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