Canaan Valley #2, West Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Canaan Valley #2's normal year runs from 17°F January nights to 77°F July afternoons, with 56.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.2°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 25°C, 1,427 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCanaan Valley #2
- Station IDUSC00461397
- Location39.05°N 79.44°W
- Elevation3,254 ft (992 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Canaan Valley #2 is 57°F and the normal low 35°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Canaan Valley #2.
- Jan 34° 17°
- Feb 37° 19°
- Mar 45° 25°
- Apr 59° 35°
- May 67° 45°
- Jun 74° 52°
- Jul 77° 56°
- Aug 76° 54°
- Sep 70° 47°
- Oct 60° 37°
- Nov 48° 28°
- Dec 38° 22°
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 Canaan Valley #2 each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 77°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.81 in), the least in October (3.67 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 17°F | 25.4°F | 4.83 | – | <1 | 28 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 37°F | 19°F | 28.0°F | 4.49 | – | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 45°F | 25°F | 35.2°F | 4.85 | – | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 35°F | 46.8°F | 4.88 | – | <1 | 15 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 55.7°F | 5.43 | – | <1 | 5 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 74°F | 52°F | 63.0°F | 5.36 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 77°F | 56°F | 66.4°F | 5.81 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 76°F | 54°F | 64.9°F | 4.39 | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 70°F | 47°F | 58.9°F | 3.91 | – | <1 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 60°F | 37°F | 48.6°F | 3.67 | – | <1 | 12 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 48°F | 28°F | 37.9°F | 3.72 | – | <1 | 21 | 10 h |
| December | 38°F | 22°F | 29.8°F | 4.86 | – | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 37°F | 46.7°F | 56.20 | – | <1 | 159 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −8°C | −3.7°C | 123 mm |
| February | 3°C | −7°C | −2.2°C | 114 mm |
| March | 7°C | −4°C | 1.8°C | 123 mm |
| April | 15°C | 2°C | 8.2°C | 124 mm |
| May | 19°C | 7°C | 13.2°C | 138 mm |
| June | 23°C | 11°C | 17.2°C | 136 mm |
| July | 25°C | 13°C | 19.1°C | 148 mm |
| August | 24°C | 12°C | 18.3°C | 112 mm |
| September | 21°C | 9°C | 14.9°C | 99 mm |
| October | 16°C | 3°C | 9.2°C | 93 mm |
| November | 9°C | −2°C | 3.3°C | 94 mm |
| December | 3°C | −6°C | −1.2°C | 123 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Davis (3 miles away), gets 170 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00461397; 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 Canaan Valley #2?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September.
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 USC00461397.
When is the last frost at Canaan Valley #2?
In Canaan Valley #2, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 15 in half of years and after June 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 2 in half of years and before September 18 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 151 year in 10 after June 1; 9 in 10 after April 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 21 year in 10 before September 18; 9 in 10 before October 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 138 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 164 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 30 in half of springs and before October 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Canaan Valley #2 in zone 6a in ZIP code 26260, 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 USC00461397; 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 at Canaan Valley #2?
In a normal year in Canaan Valley #2, a 90°F day is rare and 159 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 159a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 48high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00461397.
How sunny is it at Canaan Valley #2?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Canaan Valley #2, 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Canaan Valley #2 record?
A normal year at Canaan Valley #2 brings 6,871 heating degree days, 28% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 236 cooling degree days, 74% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,078 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,226 | 0 |
| February | 1,037 | 0 |
| March | 925 | 0 |
| April | 547 | 3 |
| May | 301 | 14 |
| June | 105 | 45 |
| July | 46 | 89 |
| August | 66 | 63 |
| September | 205 | 20 |
| October | 511 | 2 |
| November | 811 | 0 |
| December | 1,091 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,871 | 236 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00461397. 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.
Have recent years at Canaan Valley #2 been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 47.2°F, 0.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 46.7°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.7°F | +1.0°F | 52.09 |
| 2022 | 46.7°F | at normal | 50.90 |
| 2023 | 47.9°F | +1.2°F | 52.07 |
| 2024 | 49.1°F | +2.4°F | 53.77 |
| 2025 | 47.2°F | +0.5°F | 57.65 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00461397. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Canaan Valley #2's climate compare?
Canaan Valley #2 is warmer than 1 of the 63 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 54. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.7°F is warmer than 26%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Canaan Valley #2 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 Canaan Valley #2 share this climate record?
Harman has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Harman, WV92 people · 10 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 Canaan Valley #2's climate
What is the coldest month at Canaan Valley #2?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (77°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow at Canaan Valley #2?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Davis (3 miles away), records 170 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Canaan Valley #2?
July, with 5.81 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.67 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Canaan Valley #2 in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Canaan Valley #2 in zone 6a in ZIP code 26260, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Canaan Valley #2?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 15; in one year in ten it comes after June 1. Waiting until June 1 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
- Davis, WV4 miles from this station, 45.7°F a year
- Parsons, WV11 miles from this station, 52.5°F a year
- Bayard, WV16 miles from this station, 46.9°F a year
- Petersburg, WV17 miles from this station, 54.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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