Parkersburg Wood County, WV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Parkersburg Wood County's primary NOAA station, PARKERSBURG WOOD CO AP.
The climate verdict for Parkersburg Wood County
Parkersburg Wood County, 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
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 42.5"
- precipitation, annual total
- 182 days
- frost-free growing season
Parkersburg Wood County: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00003804 · Parkersburg Wood County, WV 54°F mean · 42.5" 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 #3,979
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New York Jfk
- PRCP-MID 42.5"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,888 HDD
- STN-1 USW00003804
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: New York Jfk, NY (+ 0.1 °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.
- Parkersburg Woo… (this station) 54°F
- Hot Bedford, IN 54°F
- Near New York Jfk, NY 54°F
- Near Salem, MO 54°F
- Near Saint Albans, WV 54°F
Climate Living Index · Parkersburg Wood County
Parkersburg Wood County: 61/100 · grade C
Parkersburg Wood County 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 Parkersburg Wood County, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 42.5 in · 7.5 from 35 in | 74/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 108 calendar days | 72/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 54.2°F · 13.3° from 67.5°F | 57/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 182 days/year | 51/100 · D |
| Summer moisture balance | 63.5°F mean dew point | 42/100 · D |
Parkersburg Wood County · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Parkersburg Wood County is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 32.0°F and warmest-month mean 74.7°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
- 74.7°F
- Coldest month
- 32.0°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 Parkersburg Wood County sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Parkersburg Wood County's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 58th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 64th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 47th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Parkersburg Wood County compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Parkersburg Wood County'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
Parkersburg Wood County's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 112 complete annual observations from 1889 to 2025, PARKERSBURG WOOD CO AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.11°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Parkersburg Wood County primary station fitted change +0.11 °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 | 40°F (5°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 3.3" | 23.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 44°F (7°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 3.1" | 21.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 3.7" | 16.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 67°F (19°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.6" | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 4.2" | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| June | 82°F (28°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 4.4" | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| July | 85°F (30°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 4.5" | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| August | 85°F (29°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.4" | 0.0 | 5.9 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 3.2" | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| October | 67°F (19°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.0" | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| November | 55°F (13°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 2.9" | 14.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 44°F (7°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 3.4" | 21.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 86°F around July 8, short of 90°F on every date, while 108 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 23°F near January 21.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 13, then returns to freezing around November 27, covering 108 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 January 11, when 46% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 6 at 28%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 145 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 18 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Parkersburg Wood County.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
14.5 days with precipitation
12.2 days with precipitation
13.4 days with precipitation
13.2 days with precipitation
13.2 days with precipitation
11.4 days with precipitation
12.1 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
11.5 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
13.2 days with precipitation
Parkersburg Wood County spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 29% of the annual total and December through February 23%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Parkersburg Wood County has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 42.7°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 4.5" and November 2.9". 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 Parkersburg Wood County's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 144 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 42.5" between them, or roughly 0.30 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 23
50% probability date
Growing Season
182 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,888
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,000
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 | 68% | 6.6 | 34% | 44% |
| February | 63% | 7.2 | 33% | 42% |
| March | 57% | 7.2 | 36% | 33% |
| April | 62% | 6.1 | 37% | 27% |
| May | 72% | 4.8 | 35% | 20% |
| June | 74% | 4.3 | 38% | 12% |
| July | 75% | 3.9 | 45% | 10% |
| August | 75% | 3.9 | 44% | 13% |
| September | 74% | 4.7 | 47% | 19% |
| October | 67% | 5.5 | 46% | 29% |
| November | 69% | 6.4 | 43% | 43% |
| December | 71% | 6.6 | 39% | 48% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WV closest to Parkersburg Wood County 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).
- Atchison, KS 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Boston, VA 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Glennville, CA 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Kim, CO 54°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (42.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Ramsey, IL 42.5" · 0.0" off
- Shippensburg, PA 42.5" · 0.0" off
- Mansfield, OH 42.5" · 0.0" off
- Sweet Springs, MO 42.5" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Parkersburg Wood County's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Parkersburg Wood County's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,888 annual heating degree days against 1,000 for cooling. Its 42.7°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Parkersburg Wood County's frost-free season lasts about 182 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 Parkersburg Wood County's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 42.7°F. The annual average is 54°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Parkersburg Wood County's 42.5 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 Parkersburg Wood County'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 Parkersburg Wood County, 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 Parkersburg Wood County's primary station: PARKERSBURG WOOD CO AP (USW00003804). 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 Parkersburg Wood County; 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 Parkersburg Wood County 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.