Moorefield, West Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Moorefield's normal year runs from 20°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 35.2 inches of precipitation and 21 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.7°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 31°C, 894 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMoorefield (1 mi SSE)
- Station IDUSC00466163
- Location39.05°N 78.97°W
- Elevation890 ft (271 m)
- Population2,679
On October 23, the normal high in Moorefield is 66°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Moorefield.
- Jan 42° 20°
- Feb 46° 22°
- Mar 55° 29°
- Apr 67° 38°
- May 75° 49°
- Jun 83° 58°
- Jul 87° 61°
- Aug 86° 60°
- Sep 79° 52°
- Oct 69° 41°
- Nov 56° 30°
- Dec 46° 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 in Moorefield each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.37 in), the least in February (1.71 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 20°F | 31.3°F | 2.17 | 6.6 | 8 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 46°F | 22°F | 34.2°F | 1.71 | 4.9 | 7 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 55°F | 29°F | 41.5°F | 2.86 | 4.2 | 9 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 38°F | 52.2°F | 3.09 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 49°F | 61.9°F | 3.78 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 83°F | 58°F | 70.4°F | 3.69 | 0.0 | 11 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 87°F | 61°F | 74.1°F | 4.37 | 0.0 | 10 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 86°F | 60°F | 72.8°F | 3.26 | 0.0 | 10 | 8 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 52°F | 65.9°F | 3.45 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 41°F | 54.6°F | 2.47 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 56°F | 30°F | 42.9°F | 2.04 | 0.8 | 7 | <1 | 18 | 10 h |
| December | 46°F | 24°F | 34.7°F | 2.30 | 4.9 | 8 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 40°F | 53.0°F | 35.19 | 21.4 | 108 | 31 | 131 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −6°C | −0.4°C | 55 mm | 17 cm |
| February | 8°C | −5°C | 1.2°C | 43 mm | 12 cm |
| March | 13°C | −2°C | 5.3°C | 73 mm | 11 cm |
| April | 19°C | 3°C | 11.2°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 9°C | 16.6°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 14°C | 21.3°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 16°C | 23.4°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 16°C | 22.7°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 11°C | 18.8°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 5°C | 12.6°C | 63 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | −1°C | 6.1°C | 52 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 8°C | −5°C | 1.5°C | 58 mm | 12 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00466163; 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 Moorefield?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, October 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 USC00466163.
When is the last frost in Moorefield?
In Moorefield, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 29 in half of years and after May 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 15 in half of years and before September 30 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 291 year in 10 after May 17; 9 in 10 after April 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 151 year in 10 before September 30; 9 in 10 before October 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 167 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 189 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Moorefield in zone 7a in ZIP code 26818, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Moorefield's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (18 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 USC00466163; 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 Moorefield?
In a normal year in Moorefield, 31 days a year reach 90°F, 131 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 108 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 31a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 131a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 13high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 108a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 6a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1892) is 112°F, on August 4, 1930; the lowest is −27°F, on January 28, 1925.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2003, with 50.45 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 62.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00466163; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00466163. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Moorefield?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Moorefield, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (77%) and December the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 63% | 1.9 |
| February | 66% | 2.7 |
| March | 66% | 3.7 |
| April | 69% | 4.8 |
| May | 69% | 5.3 |
| June | 75% | 6.0 |
| July | 77% | 5.9 |
| August | 76% | 5.2 |
| September | 74% | 4.2 |
| October | 70% | 3.1 |
| November | 69% | 2.2 |
| December | 62% | 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 Moorefield need?
A normal year in Moorefield brings 5,222 heating degree days, 3% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 894 cooling degree days, 1% 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 3,353 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,046 | 0 |
| February | 862 | 0 |
| March | 730 | 1 |
| April | 392 | 9 |
| May | 155 | 59 |
| June | 24 | 184 |
| July | 2 | 285 |
| August | 4 | 245 |
| September | 71 | 98 |
| October | 334 | 12 |
| November | 663 | 0 |
| December | 939 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,222 | 894 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00466163. 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 Moorefield's climate compare?
Moorefield is warmer than 37 of the other 62 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 0. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 53.0°F is warmer than 54%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Moorefield is Dfa: continental, 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.
Questions about Moorefield's climate
What is the coldest month in Moorefield?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Moorefield?
Yes: 21 inches in a normal year, falling on 7 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (6.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Moorefield?
July, with 4.37 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.71 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Moorefield in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Moorefield in zone 7a in ZIP code 26818, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Moorefield's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Moorefield?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 29; in one year in ten it comes after May 17. Waiting until May 17 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
- Petersburg, WV9 miles from this station, 54.7°F a year
- Lost River, WV11 miles from this station, 50.7°F a year
- Wardensville, WV21 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- Romney, WV23 miles from this station, 52.6°F a year
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