Martinsburg E WV Rgnl, WV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Martinsburg E WV Rgnl's primary NOAA station, MARTINSBURG E WV RGNL AP.
The climate verdict for Martinsburg E WV Rgnl
Martinsburg E WV Rgnl, West Virginia has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 54°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 54°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 39.0"
- precipitation, annual total
- 185 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Martinsburg E WV Rgnl: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00013734 · Martinsburg E WV Rgnl, WV 54°F mean · 39.0" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 54°F
- RANK-MID #3,911
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Indian Mills
- PRCP-MID 39.0"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,947 HDD
- STN-1 USW00013734
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Indian Mills, NJ (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every WV station list.
- Martinsburg E W… (this station) 54°F
- Cold Grayson, KY 54°F
- Hot Purcellville, VA 54°F
- Near Indian Mills, NJ 54°F
- Near Freehold-marlbo…, NJ 54°F
Climate Living Index · Martinsburg E WV Rgnl
Martinsburg E WV Rgnl: 63/100 · grade C
Martinsburg E WV Rgnl publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Martinsburg E WV Rgnl, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 39.0 in · 4.0 from 35 in | 86/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 113 calendar days | 69/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 54.1°F · 13.4° from 67.5°F | 56/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 185 days/year | 54/100 · D |
| Summer moisture balance | 62.8°F mean dew point | 45/100 · D |
Martinsburg E WV Rgnl · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Martinsburg E WV Rgnl is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 32.4°F and warmest-month mean 75.7°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 75.7°F
- Coldest month
- 32.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Martinsburg E WV Rgnl sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Martinsburg E WV Rgnl's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 57th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 56th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 50th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Martinsburg E WV Rgnl compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Martinsburg E WV Rgnl's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Martinsburg E WV Rgnl's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 113 complete annual observations from 1892 to 2025, MARTINSBURG E WV RGNL AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.09°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Martinsburg E WV Rgnl primary station fitted change +0.09 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F (5°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 2.6" | 24.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 45°F (7°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 2.1" | 21.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 3.4" | 15.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 65°F (19°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 3.4" | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| May | 74°F (23°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 4.0" | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| June | 82°F (28°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 4.7 |
| July | 87°F (31°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 3.8" | 0.0 | 10.4 |
| August | 85°F (29°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.0" | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| September | 78°F (26°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 4.0" | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| October | 67°F (19°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.0" | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| November | 55°F (13°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 2.7" | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 3.0" | 22.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 87°F around July 10, short of 90°F on every date, while 113 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 23°F near January 19.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 15, then returns to freezing around November 24, covering 113 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 12, when 42% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 31 at 28%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 122 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 25 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 24°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Martinsburg E WV Rgnl.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
10.0 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
13.0 days with precipitation
11.3 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
Martinsburg E WV Rgnl spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 20%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Martinsburg E WV Rgnl has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 43.3°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 4.0" and February 2.1". The three wettest months together take 31% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Martinsburg E WV Rgnl's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 121 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 39.0" between them, or roughly 0.32 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 22
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 20
50% probability date
Growing Season
185 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,947
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,013
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60% | 7.2 | 41% | 33% |
| February | 58% | 7.9 | 41% | 33% |
| March | 55% | 7.8 | 42% | 31% |
| April | 60% | 6.5 | 42% | 24% |
| May | 69% | 5.2 | 43% | 20% |
| June | 69% | 4.9 | 49% | 12% |
| July | 71% | 4.4 | 46% | 14% |
| August | 71% | 4.3 | 49% | 16% |
| September | 73% | 4.9 | 50% | 22% |
| October | 65% | 5.9 | 47% | 26% |
| November | 64% | 6.7 | 44% | 30% |
| December | 64% | 7.0 | 43% | 34% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WV closest to Martinsburg E WV Rgnl on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (54°F here).
- Brunswick, MO 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Casey, IL 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Cole Camp, MO 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Columbus, IN 54°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (39.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Galesburg, IL 39.0" · 0.0" off
- Postville, IA 38.9" · 0.0" off
- Baraboo, WI 38.9" · 0.1" off
- Delphi, IN 39.0" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Martinsburg E WV Rgnl's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Martinsburg E WV Rgnl's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,947 annual heating degree days against 1,013 for cooling. Its 43.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Martinsburg E WV Rgnl's frost-free season lasts about 185 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Martinsburg E WV Rgnl's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 43.3°F. The annual average is 54°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Martinsburg E WV Rgnl's 39.0 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Martinsburg E WV Rgnl's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Martinsburg E WV Rgnl, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Martinsburg E WV Rgnl's primary station: MARTINSBURG E WV RGNL AP (USW00013734). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Martinsburg E WV Rgnl; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Martinsburg E WV Rgnl comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.