Oak Hill, West Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Oak Hill's normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 81°F July afternoons, with 47.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.3°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 27°C, 1,216 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationOak Hill
- Station IDUSC00466591
- Location37.97°N 81.15°W
- Elevation2,040 ft (622 m)
- Population7,732
On October 23, the normal high in Oak Hill is 63°F and the normal low 40°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 32%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Oak Hill.
- Jan 41° 23°
- Feb 44° 25°
- Mar 52° 31°
- Apr 64° 41°
- May 72° 50°
- Jun 79° 58°
- Jul 81° 61°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 75° 54°
- Oct 65° 42°
- Nov 54° 33°
- Dec 45° 27°
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 Oak Hill each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 81°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.55 in), the least in October (2.87 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F | 23°F | 31.8°F | 3.48 | 16 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 44°F | 25°F | 34.4°F | 3.28 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 52°F | 31°F | 41.7°F | 4.18 | 14 | <1 | 18 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 41°F | 52.7°F | 4.18 | 13 | <1 | 6 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 60.6°F | 5.13 | 15 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 79°F | 58°F | 68.0°F | 5.55 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 81°F | 61°F | 71.3°F | 4.61 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 81°F | 60°F | 70.4°F | 4.14 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 75°F | 54°F | 64.8°F | 3.66 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 42°F | 53.8°F | 2.87 | 9 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 54°F | 33°F | 43.8°F | 2.93 | 11 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 27°F | 35.8°F | 3.85 | 14 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 42°F | 52.4°F | 47.86 | 149 | 2 | 115 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −5°C | −0.1°C | 88 mm |
| February | 7°C | −4°C | 1.3°C | 83 mm |
| March | 11°C | 0°C | 5.4°C | 106 mm |
| April | 18°C | 5°C | 11.5°C | 106 mm |
| May | 22°C | 10°C | 15.9°C | 130 mm |
| June | 26°C | 14°C | 20.0°C | 141 mm |
| July | 27°C | 16°C | 21.8°C | 117 mm |
| August | 27°C | 16°C | 21.3°C | 105 mm |
| September | 24°C | 12°C | 18.2°C | 93 mm |
| October | 18°C | 6°C | 12.1°C | 73 mm |
| November | 12°C | 1°C | 6.6°C | 74 mm |
| December | 7°C | −3°C | 2.1°C | 98 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Beckley (13 miles away), gets 56 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00466591; 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 Oak Hill?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, October 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 USC00466591.
When is the last frost in Oak Hill?
In Oak Hill, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 19 in half of years and before October 6 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 211 year in 10 after May 13; 9 in 10 after April 5
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 191 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 179 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 204 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 6 in half of springs and before October 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Oak Hill in zone 6b across its 2 ZIP code areas (6b in 25901, the largest).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in West Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00466591; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
What hardiness zone is each Oak Hill ZIP code in?
The USDA's 2023 map gives each ZIP code area one zone. Oak Hill's 2 ZIP code areas are all in zone 6b. Each ZIP's frost dates are in the frost tool.
Source: USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; ZIP areas in the place: Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. A ZIP area counts when at least a tenth of its land (and 0.5 km²) lies in the place.
How hot and how cold does it get in Oak Hill?
In a normal year in Oak Hill, 2 days a year reach 90°F, 115 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 149 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
- 115a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 24high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 149a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1941) is 99°F, on July 15, 1954; the lowest is −20°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2003, with 61.80 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 88.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00466591; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00466591. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Oak Hill?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Oak Hill, 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 Oak Hill need?
A normal year in Oak Hill brings 5,192 heating degree days, 3% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 639 cooling degree days, 30% 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 3,088 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,031 | 0 |
| February | 857 | 0 |
| March | 722 | 1 |
| April | 379 | 9 |
| May | 175 | 39 |
| June | 37 | 128 |
| July | 7 | 202 |
| August | 8 | 177 |
| September | 82 | 76 |
| October | 354 | 7 |
| November | 637 | 1 |
| December | 905 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,192 | 639 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00466591. 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 Oak Hill's climate compare?
Oak Hill is warmer than 24 of the other 62 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 34. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.4°F is warmer than 51%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill share this climate record?
13 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.
- Mount Hope, WV1,252 people · 5 mi S
- Hilltop, WV655 people · 2 mi S
- Gatewood, WV443 people · 5 mi NE
- Kincaid, WV296 people · 8 mi NW
- Garten, WV234 people · 6 mi NE
- Page, WV195 people · 9 mi NW
- Scarbro, WV178 people · 2 mi SW
- Cunard, WV121 people · 6 mi E
- Pax, WV120 people · 8 mi SW
- Dorothy, WV112 people · 16 mi W
- Colcord, WV103 people · 16 mi W
- Glen Jean, WV55 people · 3 mi S
- Thurmond, WV2 people · 4 mi E
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 Oak Hill's climate
What is the coldest month in Oak Hill?
January, with a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (81°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Oak Hill?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Oak Hill's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Beckley (13 miles away), records 56 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Oak Hill?
June, with 5.55 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 2.87 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Oak Hill in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Oak Hill in zone 6b across its 2 ZIP code areas (6b in 25901, the largest).
How late can frost come in Oak Hill?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; in one year in ten it comes after May 13. Waiting until May 13 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
- Anstead Hawks Nest State Park, WV11 miles from this station, 53.7°F a year
- Beckley, WV13 miles from this station, 52.9°F a year
- London Locks, WV19 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Summersville, WV22 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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