Dunlow (1 mi SW), West Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Dunlow (1 mi SW)'s normal year runs from 26°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 49.1 inches of precipitation and 17 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.8°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,248 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationDunlow (1 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00462522
- Location37.95°N 82.40°W
- Elevation1,113 ft (339 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Dunlow (1 mi SW) is 64°F and the normal low 43°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 28%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Dunlow (1 mi SW).
- Jan 43° 26°
- Feb 47° 28°
- Mar 56° 34°
- Apr 68° 44°
- May 75° 53°
- Jun 81° 61°
- Jul 84° 65°
- Aug 83° 63°
- Sep 78° 57°
- Oct 66° 45°
- Nov 56° 36°
- Dec 46° 30°
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 Dunlow (1 mi SW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.87 in), the least in November (3.32 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 26°F | 34.2°F | 3.91 | 4.8 | 12 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 47°F | 28°F | 37.3°F | 3.66 | 4.4 | 12 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 56°F | 34°F | 45.0°F | 4.53 | 3.8 | 13 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 44°F | 56.1°F | 4.46 | 0.2 | 11 | <1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 63.7°F | 4.79 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 81°F | 61°F | 71.0°F | 4.87 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 84°F | 65°F | 74.4°F | 4.65 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 83°F | 63°F | 73.1°F | 3.46 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 78°F | 57°F | 67.0°F | 3.74 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 45°F | 55.8°F | 3.39 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 36°F | 45.9°F | 3.32 | 0.8 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 30°F | 38.1°F | 4.34 | 3.4 | 12 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 45°F | 55.1°F | 49.12 | 17.4 | 128 | 8 | 95 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −4°C | 1.2°C | 99 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 8°C | −2°C | 2.9°C | 93 mm | 11 cm |
| March | 13°C | 1°C | 7.2°C | 115 mm | 10 cm |
| April | 20°C | 7°C | 13.4°C | 113 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 24°C | 12°C | 17.6°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 16°C | 21.7°C | 124 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 18°C | 23.6°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 17°C | 22.8°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 14°C | 19.4°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 7°C | 13.2°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | 2°C | 7.7°C | 84 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 8°C | −1°C | 3.4°C | 110 mm | 9 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00462522; 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 Dunlow (1 mi SW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USC00462522.
When is the last frost at Dunlow (1 mi SW)?
In Dunlow (1 mi SW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 13 in half of years and after May 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 14 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 131 year in 10 after May 4; 9 in 10 after March 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 14; 9 in 10 before November 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 197 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 220 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 31 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dunlow (1 mi SW) in zone 7a in ZIP code 25669, 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 3°F (28 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in West Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00462522; 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 Dunlow (1 mi SW)?
In a normal year in Dunlow (1 mi SW), 8 days a year reach 90°F, 95 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 128 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 95a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 20high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 128a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 8a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1971) is 100°F, on July 17, 1988; the lowest is −20°F, on January 20, 1994.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2018, with 62.34 in; the snowiest season is 1993–94, with 42.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00462522; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00462522. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Dunlow (1 mi SW)?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Dunlow (1 mi SW), 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (77%) and February the cloudiest (59%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61% | 2.0 |
| February | 59% | 2.6 |
| March | 64% | 3.7 |
| April | 70% | 5.0 |
| May | 72% | 5.6 |
| June | 77% | 6.2 |
| July | 76% | 5.8 |
| August | 77% | 5.4 |
| September | 76% | 4.5 |
| October | 72% | 3.4 |
| November | 71% | 2.5 |
| December | 61% | 1.8 |
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 Dunlow (1 mi SW) record?
A normal year at Dunlow (1 mi SW) brings 4,569 heating degree days, 15% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,007 cooling degree days, 11% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,731 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 953 | 0 |
| February | 776 | 0 |
| March | 625 | 5 |
| April | 297 | 31 |
| May | 124 | 86 |
| June | 17 | 196 |
| July | 1 | 291 |
| August | 3 | 256 |
| September | 60 | 121 |
| October | 303 | 19 |
| November | 575 | 2 |
| December | 836 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,569 | 1,007 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00462522. 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 Dunlow (1 mi SW) been warmer than normal?
2023 averaged 55.9°F, 0.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 55.1°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 54.4°F | −0.7°F | 48.65 | 21.6 |
| 2023 | 55.9°F | +0.8°F | 46.63 | 2.2 |
Over 32 complete years from 1972 to 2023, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.7°F per century (+0.26°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00462522; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Dunlow (1 mi SW)'s climate compare?
Dunlow (1 mi SW) is warmer than 55 of the 63 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 39. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.1°F is warmer than 61%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Dunlow (1 mi SW) 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 Dunlow (1 mi SW) share this climate record?
2 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.
- Louisa, KY2,509 people · 16 mi NW
- Warfield, KY240 people · 8 mi S
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 Dunlow (1 mi SW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Dunlow (1 mi SW)?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow at Dunlow (1 mi SW)?
Yes: 17 inches in a normal year, falling on 10 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (4.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Dunlow (1 mi SW)?
June, with 4.87 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 3.32 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Dunlow (1 mi SW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Dunlow (1 mi SW) in zone 7a in ZIP code 25669, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Dunlow (1 mi SW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 13; in one year in ten it comes after May 4. Waiting until May 4 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
- Inez, KY8 miles from this station, 55.0°F a year
- Charley (2 mi SW), KY19 miles from this station, 54.0°F a year
- Williamson, WV21 miles from this station, 57.7°F a year
- Paintsville, KY23 miles from this station, 55.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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