Ripley, 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 Ripley's primary NOAA station, RIPLEY.
The climate verdict for Ripley
Water is the standout signal in Ripley, West Virginia: 46.0 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 55°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 55°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 46.0"
- annual precipitation · 12" snow
- 181 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Ripley: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00467552 · Ripley, WV 55°F mean · 46.0" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 55°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,117
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chilo Meldahl L…
- PRCP-MID 46.0"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,749 HDD
- STN-1 USC00467552
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, OH (+ 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.
- Ripley (this station) 55°F
- Cold N Vernon, IN 55°F
- Hot Seabrook Farms, NJ 55°F
- Near Chilo Meldahl L…, OH 55°F
- Near Sutton Lake, WV 55°F
Climate Living Index · Ripley
Ripley: 59/100 · grade C
Ripley publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Ripley, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 46.0 in · 11.0 from 35 in | 61/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 11.6 inches/year | 61/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 54.9°F · 12.6° from 67.5°F | 59/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 130 calendar days | 59/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 181 days/year | 51/100 · D |
Ripley · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Ripley is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 32.8°F and warmest-month mean 75.8°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
- 75.8°F
- Coldest month
- 32.8°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 Ripley sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Ripley's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 60th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 29% wettest
- Ripley's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 49th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Ripley compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Ripley'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
Ripley's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 48 complete annual observations from 1948 to 2019, RIPLEY warmed at a fitted rate of 0.17°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Ripley primary station fitted change +0.17 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F (7°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 3.1" | 6.3" | 24.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 48°F (9°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 3.3" | 1.4" | 21.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 57°F (14°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 4.2" | 1.4" | 18.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 70°F (21°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.8" | 0.0" | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| May | 78°F (25°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 4.4" | 0.0" | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| June | 85°F (29°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 5.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.0 |
| August | 87°F (31°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 74°F (24°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 3.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| October | 70°F (21°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 3.1" | 0.0" | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| November | 58°F (15°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 3.0" | 0.2" | 15.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 48°F (9°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 3.7" | 2.3" | 22.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 89°F around July 11, short of 90°F on every date, while 130 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 21°F near January 21.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 23, then returns to freezing around November 15, covering 130 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 1, when 45% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 15 at 29%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 140 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 19 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 31°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Ripley.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 6.3"
12.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.4"
11.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.4"
13.4 days with precipitation
13.0 days with precipitation
13.3 days with precipitation
12.0 days with precipitation
11.3 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
10.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.3"
13.3 days with precipitation
Ripley spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 30% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Ripley has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 43°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: June averages 5.0" and November 3.0". 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 Ripley's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 139 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 46.0" between them, or roughly 0.33 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.
Snow reaches Ripley, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 11.6 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 7 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 21
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 23
50% probability date
Growing Season
181 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,749
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,109
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WV closest to Ripley 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 (55°F here).
- Booneville, KY 55°F · 0.0°F off
- California, MO 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Cave Junction, OR 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Coalmont, TN 55°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (46.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Deposit, NY 46.0" · 0.0" off
- Milford, NH 46.0" · 0.0" off
- Henderson, KY 46.0" · 0.0" off
- Newton, IL 46.0" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Ripley's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Ripley's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,749 annual heating degree days against 1,109 for cooling. Its 43.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Ripley's frost-free season lasts about 181 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 Ripley's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 43.0°F. The annual average is 55°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Ripley carries 46.0 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 11.6 inches. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Ripley'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 Ripley, 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 Ripley's primary station: RIPLEY (USC00467552). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 5468596). Match rule for Ripley: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Ripley 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.