Mullens, West Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Mullens's normal year runs from 22°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 48.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.0°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,235 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMullens (3 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00466325
- Location37.58°N 81.33°W
- Elevation1,564 ft (477 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population1,357
On October 23, the normal high in Mullens is 66°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 35%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Mullens.
- Jan 43° 22°
- Feb 47° 24°
- Mar 56° 30°
- Apr 68° 39°
- May 76° 49°
- Jun 82° 58°
- Jul 85° 62°
- Aug 84° 61°
- Sep 78° 54°
- Oct 68° 41°
- Nov 57° 31°
- Dec 46° 26°
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 Mullens each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.53 in), the least in October (2.94 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 22°F | 32.6°F | 3.90 | 13 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 47°F | 24°F | 35.7°F | 3.50 | 12 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 56°F | 30°F | 43.0°F | 4.50 | 13 | <1 | 18 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 39°F | 53.5°F | 4.22 | 13 | <1 | 7 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 49°F | 62.3°F | 5.05 | 14 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 82°F | 58°F | 69.8°F | 4.50 | 13 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 85°F | 62°F | 73.5°F | 5.53 | 13 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 84°F | 61°F | 72.2°F | 4.20 | 11 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 78°F | 54°F | 66.2°F | 3.11 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 41°F | 54.6°F | 2.94 | 11 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 57°F | 31°F | 43.7°F | 3.13 | 10 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 26°F | 36.2°F | 4.06 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 41°F | 53.6°F | 48.64 | 146 | 18 | 117 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −5°C | 0.3°C | 99 mm |
| February | 8°C | −4°C | 2.1°C | 89 mm |
| March | 13°C | −1°C | 6.1°C | 114 mm |
| April | 20°C | 4°C | 11.9°C | 107 mm |
| May | 24°C | 9°C | 16.8°C | 128 mm |
| June | 28°C | 14°C | 21.0°C | 114 mm |
| July | 30°C | 17°C | 23.1°C | 140 mm |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.3°C | 107 mm |
| September | 26°C | 12°C | 19.0°C | 79 mm |
| October | 20°C | 5°C | 12.6°C | 75 mm |
| November | 14°C | −1°C | 6.5°C | 80 mm |
| December | 8°C | −3°C | 2.3°C | 103 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Pineville (11 miles away), gets 20 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00466325; 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 Mullens?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, August, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
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 USC00466325.
When is the last frost in Mullens?
In Mullens, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 24 in half of years and after May 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 7 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 241 year in 10 after May 10; 9 in 10 after April 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 7; 9 in 10 before November 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 178 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 199 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 12 in half of springs and before October 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mullens in zone 7a in ZIP code 25882. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Mullens's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 0°F (24 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 USC00466325; 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 Mullens?
In a normal year in Mullens, 18 days a year reach 90°F, 117 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 146 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 18a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 117a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 14high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 146a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00466325.
How sunny is Mullens?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Mullens, 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (76%) and February the cloudiest (60%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 60% | 2.0 |
| February | 60% | 2.7 |
| March | 65% | 3.8 |
| April | 70% | 5.0 |
| May | 70% | 5.5 |
| June | 75% | 6.1 |
| July | 74% | 5.8 |
| August | 76% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.5 |
| October | 71% | 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 much heating and cooling does Mullens need?
A normal year in Mullens brings 4,951 heating degree days, 8% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 827 cooling degree days, 9% 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 3,357 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,006 | 0 |
| February | 822 | 0 |
| March | 682 | 0 |
| April | 355 | 8 |
| May | 139 | 56 |
| June | 19 | 162 |
| July | 2 | 265 |
| August | 3 | 228 |
| September | 60 | 97 |
| October | 332 | 11 |
| November | 641 | 0 |
| December | 891 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,951 | 827 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00466325. 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.
Has Mullens been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 56.3°F, 2.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 53.6°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55.1°F | +1.5°F | 38.66 |
| 2024 | 56.3°F | +2.7°F | 36.35 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00466325. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Mullens's climate compare?
Mullens is warmer than 39 of the other 62 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 37. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 53.6°F is warmer than 55%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Mullens 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 Mullens share this climate record?
6 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.
- Corinne, WV660 people · 2 mi W
- Bud, WV263 people · 5 mi SW
- Itmann, WV159 people · 5 mi W
- Rhodell, WV117 people · 2 mi NE
- Covel, WV82 people · 6 mi S
- Helen, WV0 people · 4 mi N
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 Mullens's climate
What is the coldest month in Mullens?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Mullens?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Mullens's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Pineville (11 miles away), records 20 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Mullens?
July, with 5.53 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 2.94 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Mullens in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Mullens in zone 7a in ZIP code 25882. By the same method at Mullens's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 0°F (24 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Mullens?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 24; in one year in ten it comes after May 10. Waiting until May 10 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
- Pineville, WV11 miles from this station, 54.0°F a year
- Elkhorn, WV14 miles from this station, 52.8°F a year
- Oceana, WV17 miles from this station, 53.9°F a year
- Beckley, WV18 miles from this station, 52.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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