Hacker Valley, West Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Hacker Valley's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 62.2 inches of precipitation and 71 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.8°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 27°C, 1,580 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHacker Valley
- Station IDUSC00463798
- Location38.62°N 80.38°W
- Elevation1,582 ft (482 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Hacker Valley is 62°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 41%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hacker Valley.
- Jan 39° 19°
- Feb 43° 21°
- Mar 51° 27°
- Apr 63° 36°
- May 71° 45°
- Jun 77° 53°
- Jul 80° 58°
- Aug 79° 57°
- Sep 74° 50°
- Oct 64° 38°
- Nov 53° 29°
- Dec 43° 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 at Hacker Valley each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in July (6.73 in), the least in November (4.00 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F | 19°F | 29.0°F | 4.78 | 22.9 | 20 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 43°F | 21°F | 31.9°F | 4.27 | 16.1 | 17 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 51°F | 27°F | 38.9°F | 5.52 | 11.6 | 17 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 63°F | 36°F | 49.4°F | 5.17 | 1.9 | 15 | <1 | 11 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 71°F | 45°F | 57.9°F | 6.41 | 0.0 | 17 | <1 | 2 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 77°F | 53°F | 65.2°F | 6.39 | 0.0 | 16 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 80°F | 58°F | 68.7°F | 6.73 | 0.0 | 15 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 79°F | 57°F | 67.9°F | 5.17 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 74°F | 50°F | 62.1°F | 4.29 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 38°F | 51.2°F | 4.30 | 0.3 | 12 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 53°F | 29°F | 41.0°F | 4.00 | 4.0 | 13 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 43°F | 24°F | 33.5°F | 5.17 | 14.0 | 18 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 38°F | 49.7°F | 62.20 | 70.8 | 184 | 2 | 137 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −7°C | −1.7°C | 121 mm | 58 cm |
| February | 6°C | −6°C | −0.1°C | 108 mm | 41 cm |
| March | 11°C | −3°C | 3.8°C | 140 mm | 29 cm |
| April | 17°C | 2°C | 9.7°C | 131 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 21°C | 7°C | 14.4°C | 163 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 12°C | 18.4°C | 162 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27°C | 14°C | 20.4°C | 171 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 14°C | 19.9°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 10°C | 16.7°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 4°C | 10.7°C | 109 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 12°C | −2°C | 5.0°C | 102 mm | 10 cm |
| December | 6°C | −5°C | 0.8°C | 131 mm | 36 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00463798; 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 Hacker Valley?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (12).
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 USC00463798.
When is the last frost at Hacker Valley?
In Hacker Valley, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 7 in half of years and after May 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 10 in half of years and before September 27 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 71 year in 10 after May 24; 9 in 10 after April 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 101 year in 10 before September 27; 9 in 10 before October 23
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 155 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 178 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 26 in half of springs and before October 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hacker Valley in zone 6b in ZIP code 26222, 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 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (16 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 USC00463798; 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 Hacker Valley?
In a normal year in Hacker Valley, 2 days a year reach 90°F, 137 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 184 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 137a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 28high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 184a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 22a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00463798.
How sunny is it at Hacker Valley?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Hacker Valley, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (76%) and January the cloudiest (56%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 56% | 1.8 |
| February | 58% | 2.5 |
| March | 63% | 3.6 |
| April | 67% | 4.8 |
| May | 68% | 5.3 |
| June | 74% | 6.0 |
| July | 74% | 5.8 |
| August | 76% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.4 |
| October | 69% | 3.2 |
| November | 68% | 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 Hacker Valley record?
A normal year at Hacker Valley brings 5,920 heating degree days, 10% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 378 cooling degree days, 58% 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 2,537 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,117 | 0 |
| February | 927 | 0 |
| March | 809 | 0 |
| April | 470 | 2 |
| May | 236 | 16 |
| June | 65 | 70 |
| July | 16 | 132 |
| August | 24 | 114 |
| September | 127 | 40 |
| October | 432 | 4 |
| November | 720 | 0 |
| December | 977 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,920 | 378 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00463798. 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 Hacker Valley's climate compare?
Hacker Valley is warmer than 6 of the 63 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 58. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.7°F is warmer than 39%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hacker Valley 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.
Questions about Hacker Valley's climate
What is the coldest month at Hacker Valley?
January, with a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow at Hacker Valley?
Yes: 71 inches in a normal year, falling on 33 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (22.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Hacker Valley?
July, with 6.73 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 4.00 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hacker Valley in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hacker Valley in zone 6b in ZIP code 26222, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come at Hacker Valley?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 7; in one year in ten it comes after May 24. Waiting until May 24 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
- Webster Springs, WV6 miles from this station, 51.3°F a year
- Pickens, WV11 miles from this station, 49.7°F a year
- Kumbrabow, WV16 miles from this station, 46.2°F a year
- Rock Cave, WV17 miles from this station, 51.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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