Southside (3 mi NNW), West Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Southside (3 mi NNW)'s normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 46.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.3°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,173 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSouthside (3 mi NNW)
- Station IDUSC00468351
- Location38.75°N 81.98°W
- Elevation576 ft (176 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Southside (3 mi NNW) is 64°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 33%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Southside (3 mi NNW).
- Jan 40° 19°
- Feb 44° 22°
- Mar 53° 28°
- Apr 66° 38°
- May 74° 49°
- Jun 82° 58°
- Jul 85° 62°
- Aug 84° 60°
- Sep 78° 53°
- Oct 67° 41°
- Nov 54° 30°
- Dec 44° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Southside (3 mi NNW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.16 in), the least in October (2.77 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 19°F | 29.9°F | 3.20 | 14 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 44°F | 22°F | 32.8°F | 3.00 | 12 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 53°F | 28°F | 40.2°F | 4.30 | 12 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 66°F | 38°F | 52.0°F | 3.60 | 12 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 74°F | 49°F | 61.8°F | 4.51 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 82°F | 58°F | 70.1°F | 4.46 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 85°F | 62°F | 73.3°F | 5.16 | 11 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 84°F | 60°F | 72.0°F | 4.21 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 78°F | 53°F | 65.7°F | 4.49 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 41°F | 53.7°F | 2.77 | 10 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 54°F | 30°F | 42.1°F | 2.97 | 10 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 44°F | 25°F | 34.4°F | 3.50 | 14 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 64°F | 40°F | 52.3°F | 46.17 | 140 | 16 | 131 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −7°C | −1.2°C | 81 mm |
| February | 7°C | −6°C | 0.4°C | 76 mm |
| March | 11°C | −2°C | 4.6°C | 109 mm |
| April | 19°C | 3°C | 11.1°C | 91 mm |
| May | 23°C | 10°C | 16.6°C | 115 mm |
| June | 28°C | 15°C | 21.2°C | 113 mm |
| July | 29°C | 17°C | 22.9°C | 131 mm |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.2°C | 107 mm |
| September | 26°C | 12°C | 18.7°C | 114 mm |
| October | 19°C | 5°C | 12.1°C | 70 mm |
| November | 12°C | −1°C | 5.6°C | 75 mm |
| December | 7°C | −4°C | 1.3°C | 89 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Ripley (15 miles away), gets 12 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00468351; 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.
Which months are mildest at Southside (3 mi NNW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, August 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 USC00468351.
When is the last frost at Southside (3 mi NNW)?
In Southside (3 mi NNW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 28 in half of years and after May 14 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 281 year in 10 after May 14; 9 in 10 after April 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 191 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before October 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 173 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 192 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before October 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Southside (3 mi NNW) in zone 6b in ZIP code 25187, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in West Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00468351; 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.
How hot and how cold does it get at Southside (3 mi NNW)?
In a normal year in Southside (3 mi NNW), 16 days a year reach 90°F, 131 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 140 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 16a 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
- 23high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 140a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00468351.
How sunny is it at Southside (3 mi NNW)?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Southside (3 mi NNW), 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (78%) and January the cloudiest (57%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 57% | 1.8 |
| February | 59% | 2.5 |
| March | 64% | 3.6 |
| April | 69% | 4.9 |
| May | 71% | 5.5 |
| June | 77% | 6.1 |
| July | 76% | 5.8 |
| August | 78% | 5.4 |
| September | 77% | 4.5 |
| October | 70% | 3.2 |
| November | 69% | 2.3 |
| December | 57% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Southside (3 mi NNW) record?
A normal year at Southside (3 mi NNW) brings 5,404 heating degree days, 1% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 812 cooling degree days, 10% 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 3,244 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,089 | 0 |
| February | 902 | 0 |
| March | 769 | 0 |
| April | 397 | 7 |
| May | 156 | 55 |
| June | 24 | 175 |
| July | 2 | 259 |
| August | 4 | 221 |
| September | 67 | 86 |
| October | 362 | 10 |
| November | 685 | 0 |
| December | 949 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,404 | 812 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00468351. 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 Southside (3 mi NNW)'s climate compare?
Southside (3 mi NNW) is warmer than 23 of the 63 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 24. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.3°F is warmer than 51%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Southside (3 mi NNW) 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.
Which places near Southside (3 mi NNW) share this climate record?
5 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.
- Middleport, OH2,130 people · 17 mi N
- Pomeroy, OH1,505 people · 20 mi N
- Syracuse, OH769 people · 17 mi N
- Leon, WV130 people · 1 mi E
- Cheshire, OH121 people · 16 mi NW
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 Southside (3 mi NNW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Southside (3 mi NNW)?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow at Southside (3 mi NNW)?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Ripley (15 miles away), records 12 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Southside (3 mi NNW)?
July, with 5.16 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 2.77 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Southside (3 mi NNW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Southside (3 mi NNW) in zone 6b in ZIP code 25187, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Southside (3 mi NNW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 28; in one year in ten it comes after May 14. Waiting until May 14 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
- Gallipolis, OH12 miles from this station, 54.9°F a year
- Hogsett R.C. Byrd Dam, WV12 miles from this station, 53.8°F a year
- Ripley, WV15 miles from this station, 54.9°F a year
- Winfield, WV16 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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