West Liberty, Kentucky climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
West Liberty's normal year runs from 22°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 46.9 inches of precipitation and 12 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.3°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,192 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWest Liberty (3 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00158551
- Location37.94°N 83.30°W
- Elevation780 ft (238 m)
- Population3,257
On October 14, the normal high in West Liberty is 71°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for West Liberty.
- Jan 43° 22°
- Feb 47° 24°
- Mar 57° 30°
- Apr 69° 38°
- May 76° 49°
- Jun 83° 58°
- Jul 86° 63°
- Aug 86° 61°
- Sep 80° 53°
- Oct 70° 40°
- Nov 58° 30°
- Dec 47° 26°
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 West Liberty each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.71 in), the least in October (3.05 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 22°F | 32.7°F | 3.72 | 3.7 | 11 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 47°F | 24°F | 35.8°F | 3.20 | 4.7 | 11 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 57°F | 30°F | 43.6°F | 4.25 | 1.4 | 12 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 38°F | 53.8°F | 3.88 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 10 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 49°F | 62.6°F | 4.49 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 83°F | 58°F | 70.7°F | 4.48 | 0.0 | 11 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 86°F | 63°F | 74.4°F | 5.71 | 0.0 | 11 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 86°F | 61°F | 73.3°F | 3.23 | 0.0 | 8 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 80°F | 53°F | 66.7°F | 3.44 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 40°F | 55.0°F | 3.05 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 58°F | 30°F | 44.0°F | 3.25 | 0.3 | 9 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 47°F | 26°F | 36.5°F | 4.23 | 2.1 | 12 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 41°F | 54.1°F | 46.93 | 12.3 | 124 | 30 | 141 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −5°C | 0.4°C | 94 mm | 9 cm |
| February | 9°C | −4°C | 2.1°C | 81 mm | 12 cm |
| March | 14°C | −1°C | 6.4°C | 108 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 21°C | 3°C | 12.1°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 25°C | 9°C | 17.0°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 14°C | 21.5°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 17°C | 23.6°C | 145 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 16°C | 22.9°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 12°C | 19.3°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 5°C | 12.8°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 14°C | −1°C | 6.7°C | 83 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 8°C | −3°C | 2.5°C | 107 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00158551; 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 West Liberty?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USC00158551.
When is the last frost in West Liberty?
In West Liberty, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 29 in half of years and after May 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 16 in half of years and before October 3 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 291 year in 10 after May 16; 9 in 10 after April 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 161 year in 10 before October 3; 9 in 10 before October 31
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 169 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 189 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts West Liberty in zone 6b in ZIP code 41472, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Kentucky · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00158551; 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 in West Liberty?
In a normal year in West Liberty, 30 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 141 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 124 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 30a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 141a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 14high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 124a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1905) is 103°F, on June 30, 2012; the lowest is −26°F, on January 22, 1984.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2011, with 60.95 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 52.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00158551; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00158551. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is West Liberty?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around West Liberty, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (78%) and February the cloudiest (60%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61% | 2.0 |
| February | 60% | 2.6 |
| March | 65% | 3.7 |
| April | 71% | 5.0 |
| May | 72% | 5.6 |
| June | 77% | 6.2 |
| July | 76% | 5.9 |
| August | 78% | 5.5 |
| September | 77% | 4.6 |
| October | 73% | 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 West Liberty need?
A normal year in West Liberty brings 4,891 heating degree days, 9% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 942 cooling degree days, 4% more 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 3,502 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,001 | 0 |
| February | 818 | 0 |
| March | 666 | 1 |
| April | 349 | 12 |
| May | 141 | 67 |
| June | 17 | 188 |
| July | 2 | 293 |
| August | 3 | 259 |
| September | 59 | 111 |
| October | 322 | 12 |
| November | 630 | 0 |
| December | 884 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,891 | 942 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00158551. 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 West Liberty's climate compare?
West Liberty is warmer than 8 of the other 67 places with their own NOAA record in Kentucky, and wetter than 5. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.1°F is warmer than 57%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, West Liberty is Cfa: temperate, 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 West Liberty share this climate record?
2 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.
- Ezel, KY327 people · 8 mi SW
- Hazel Green, KY39 people · 12 mi SW
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 West Liberty's climate
What is the coldest month in West Liberty?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in West Liberty?
Yes: 12 inches in a normal year, falling on 10 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (4.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month in West Liberty?
July, with 5.71 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.05 in.
What plant hardiness zone is West Liberty in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts West Liberty in zone 6b in ZIP code 41472, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in West Liberty?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 29; in one year in ten it comes after May 16. Waiting until May 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kentucky climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Cave Run Lake, KY18 miles from this station, 54.8°F a year
- Salyersville, KY19 miles from this station, 54.7°F a year
- Gimlet (9 mi N), KY21 miles from this station, 54.9°F a year
- Jackson, KY24 miles from this station, 57.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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