Marlinton, West Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Marlinton's normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 78°F July afternoons, with 44.9 inches of precipitation and 43 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.4°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,141 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMarlinton
- Station IDUSC00465672
- Location38.22°N 80.09°W
- Elevation2,150 ft (655 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population954
On October 23, the normal high in Marlinton is 60°F and the normal low 32°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 29%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Marlinton.
- Jan 36° 16°
- Feb 40° 18°
- Mar 49° 24°
- Apr 60° 33°
- May 68° 43°
- Jun 75° 51°
- Jul 78° 56°
- Aug 77° 55°
- Sep 72° 48°
- Oct 62° 35°
- Nov 50° 25°
- Dec 40° 20°
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 Marlinton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 78°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.82 in), the least in October (2.89 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 16°F | 26.3°F | 3.57 | 12.2 | 12 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 40°F | 18°F | 29.4°F | 3.17 | 11.3 | 10 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 49°F | 24°F | 36.4°F | 4.11 | 7.2 | 12 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 33°F | 46.7°F | 3.95 | 0.8 | 11 | <1 | 15 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 68°F | 43°F | 55.6°F | 4.82 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 5 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 75°F | 51°F | 63.2°F | 3.85 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 78°F | 56°F | 67.0°F | 4.38 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 77°F | 55°F | 66.0°F | 3.88 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 72°F | 48°F | 60.2°F | 3.49 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 35°F | 48.7°F | 2.89 | 0.1 | 8 | <1 | 13 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 50°F | 25°F | 37.7°F | 3.05 | 1.1 | 9 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 40°F | 20°F | 29.7°F | 3.76 | 9.8 | 12 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 35°F | 47.2°F | 44.92 | 42.5 | 131 | 1 | 167 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −9°C | −3.2°C | 91 mm | 31 cm |
| February | 5°C | −8°C | −1.4°C | 81 mm | 29 cm |
| March | 9°C | −4°C | 2.4°C | 104 mm | 18 cm |
| April | 16°C | 1°C | 8.2°C | 100 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 20°C | 6°C | 13.1°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 11°C | 17.3°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 13°C | 19.4°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 13°C | 18.9°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 9°C | 15.7°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 2°C | 9.3°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 10°C | −4°C | 3.2°C | 77 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 4°C | −7°C | −1.3°C | 96 mm | 25 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00465672; 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 Marlinton?
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 (9).
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 USC00465672.
When is the last frost in Marlinton?
In Marlinton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 11 in half of years and after May 28 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 6 in half of years and before September 24 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 111 year in 10 after May 28; 9 in 10 after April 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 61 year in 10 before September 24; 9 in 10 before October 19
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 148 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 166 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 1 in half of springs and before October 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Marlinton in zone 6b in ZIP code 24954, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Marlinton's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −5°F (21 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 USC00465672; 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 in Marlinton?
In a normal year in Marlinton, 1 day a year reaches 90°F, 167 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 131 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 167a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 34high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 131a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 15a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 100°F, on June 30, 1894; the lowest is −27°F, on January 21, 1918.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1918, with 63.62 in; the snowiest season is 2009–10, with 87.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00465672; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00465672. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Marlinton?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Marlinton, 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 much heating and cooling does Marlinton need?
A normal year in Marlinton brings 6,701 heating degree days, 25% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 248 cooling degree days, 73% 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 2,103 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,201 | 0 |
| February | 997 | 0 |
| March | 887 | 0 |
| April | 551 | 1 |
| May | 300 | 9 |
| June | 97 | 43 |
| July | 36 | 99 |
| August | 44 | 73 |
| September | 168 | 22 |
| October | 508 | 1 |
| November | 819 | 0 |
| December | 1,094 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,701 | 248 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00465672. 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 Marlinton's climate compare?
Marlinton is warmer than 2 of the other 62 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 20. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 47.2°F is warmer than 29%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Marlinton 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 Marlinton share this climate record?
Huntersville 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.
- Huntersville, WV22 people · 5 mi SE
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 Marlinton's climate
What is the coldest month in Marlinton?
January, with a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (78°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow in Marlinton?
Yes: 43 inches in a normal year, falling on 18 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (12.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Marlinton?
May, with 4.82 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 2.89 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Marlinton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Marlinton in zone 6b in ZIP code 24954, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Marlinton's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −5°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Marlinton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 11; in one year in ten it comes after May 28. Waiting until May 28 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
- Buckeye, WV3 miles from this station, 50.0°F a year
- Snowshoe, WV14 miles from this station, 43.1°F a year
- Frost (3 mi NE), WV16 miles from this station, 48.1°F a year
- Gathright Dam, VA21 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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