Webster Springs, West Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Webster Springs's normal year runs from 20°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 60.3 inches of precipitation and 91 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.7°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,532 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWebster Springs (8 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00469336
- Location38.54°N 80.42°W
- Elevation1,850 ft (564 m)
- Population679
On October 23, the normal high in Webster Springs is 65°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 39%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Webster Springs.
- Jan 41° 20°
- Feb 45° 23°
- Mar 52° 29°
- Apr 65° 37°
- May 73° 46°
- Jun 80° 54°
- Jul 83° 58°
- Aug 82° 57°
- Sep 77° 51°
- Oct 67° 39°
- Nov 55° 30°
- Dec 45° 24°
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 Webster Springs each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in July (6.61 in), the least in October (3.73 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F | 20°F | 30.4°F | 4.31 | 28.9 | 19 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 45°F | 23°F | 33.6°F | 3.91 | 15.5 | 16 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 52°F | 29°F | 40.5°F | 5.29 | 17.1 | 17 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 65°F | 37°F | 50.8°F | 5.14 | 3.9 | 16 | <1 | 11 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 73°F | 46°F | 59.6°F | 5.87 | 0.0 | 17 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 80°F | 54°F | 66.8°F | 6.22 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 83°F | 58°F | 70.4°F | 6.61 | 0.0 | 15 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 82°F | 57°F | 69.7°F | 5.83 | 0.0 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 77°F | 51°F | 64.0°F | 4.38 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 39°F | 53.0°F | 3.73 | 0.7 | 11 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 55°F | 30°F | 42.4°F | 4.34 | 6.5 | 14 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 24°F | 34.8°F | 4.69 | 18.5 | 17 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 64°F | 39°F | 51.3°F | 60.32 | 91.1 | 177 | 7 | 140 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −7°C | −0.9°C | 109 mm | 73 cm |
| February | 7°C | −5°C | 0.9°C | 99 mm | 39 cm |
| March | 11°C | −2°C | 4.7°C | 134 mm | 43 cm |
| April | 18°C | 3°C | 10.4°C | 131 mm | 10 cm |
| May | 23°C | 8°C | 15.3°C | 149 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 12°C | 19.3°C | 158 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 168 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 14°C | 20.9°C | 148 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 11°C | 17.8°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 4°C | 11.7°C | 95 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 13°C | −1°C | 5.8°C | 110 mm | 17 cm |
| December | 7°C | −4°C | 1.6°C | 119 mm | 47 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00469336; 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 Webster Springs?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, 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 USC00469336.
When is the last frost in Webster Springs?
In Webster Springs, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 4 in half of years and after May 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 12 in half of years and before September 29 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
- May 41 year in 10 after May 22; 9 in 10 after April 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 121 year in 10 before September 29; 9 in 10 before October 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 160 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 183 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 21 in half of springs and before October 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Webster Springs in zone 6a in ZIP code 26288, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Webster Springs's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (15 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in West Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00469336; 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 Webster Springs?
In a normal year in Webster Springs, 7 days a year reach 90°F, 140 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 177 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 140a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 24high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 177a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 27a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00469336.
How sunny is Webster Springs?
Over a year 69% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Webster Springs, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (76%) and January the cloudiest (56%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 56% | 1.8 |
| February | 58% | 2.5 |
| March | 63% | 3.6 |
| April | 67% | 4.8 |
| May | 68% | 5.3 |
| June | 74% | 6.0 |
| July | 74% | 5.8 |
| August | 76% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.4 |
| October | 69% | 3.2 |
| November | 68% | 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 much heating and cooling does Webster Springs need?
A normal year in Webster Springs brings 5,496 heating degree days, 2% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 547 cooling degree days, 40% 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 2,869 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,072 | 0 |
| February | 879 | 0 |
| March | 761 | 0 |
| April | 431 | 5 |
| May | 200 | 33 |
| June | 50 | 105 |
| July | 9 | 178 |
| August | 11 | 158 |
| September | 91 | 62 |
| October | 376 | 6 |
| November | 678 | 0 |
| December | 938 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,496 | 547 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00469336. 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 Webster Springs's climate compare?
Webster Springs is warmer than 11 of the other 62 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia, and wetter than 57. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.3°F is warmer than 46%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Webster Springs 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 Webster Springs share this climate record?
4 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.
- Tioga, WV509 people · 15 mi SW
- Cowen, WV466 people · 11 mi SW
- Bergoo, WV29 people · 7 mi SE
- Parcoal, WV0 people · 6 mi SE
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 Webster Springs's climate
What is the coldest month in Webster Springs?
January, with a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow in Webster Springs?
Yes: 91 inches in a normal year, falling on 37 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (28.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Webster Springs?
July, with 6.61 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.73 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Webster Springs in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Webster Springs in zone 6a in ZIP code 26288, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Webster Springs's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −6°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Webster Springs?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 4; in one year in ten it comes after May 22. Waiting until May 22 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
- Hacker Valley, WV6 miles from this station, 49.7°F a year
- Pickens, WV16 miles from this station, 49.7°F a year
- Sutton, WV17 miles from this station, 54.8°F a year
- Kumbrabow, WV19 miles from this station, 46.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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