Weston, West Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Weston's normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.9°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 30°C.
- NOAA stationWeston
- Station IDUSC00469436
- Location39.04°N 80.47°W
- Elevation1,023 ft (312 m)
- Population3,758
On October 23, the normal high in Weston is 65°F and the normal low 40°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Weston.
- Jan 40° 23°
- Feb 45° 24°
- Mar 54° 30°
- Apr 67° 39°
- May 75° 49°
- Jun 82° 58°
- Jul 85° 63°
- Aug 84° 61°
- Sep 79° 54°
- Oct 67° 43°
- Nov 55° 32°
- Dec 45° 27°
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 Weston each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 23°F | 31.4°F | – | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 45°F | 24°F | 34.1°F | – | <1 | 24 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 54°F | 30°F | 42.1°F | – | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 39°F | 53.0°F | – | 1 | 7 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 49°F | 62.3°F | – | 2 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 82°F | 58°F | 70.2°F | – | 7 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 85°F | 63°F | 73.9°F | – | 10 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 84°F | 61°F | 72.8°F | – | 9 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 54°F | 66.4°F | – | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 43°F | 55.0°F | – | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 55°F | 32°F | 43.4°F | – | <1 | 16 | 10 h |
| December | 45°F | 27°F | 35.8°F | – | <1 | 24 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 42°F | 53.4°F | – | 31 | 122 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −5°C | −0.3°C |
| February | 7°C | −5°C | 1.2°C |
| March | 12°C | −1°C | 5.6°C |
| April | 19°C | 4°C | 11.7°C |
| May | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C |
| June | 28°C | 15°C | 21.2°C |
| July | 30°C | 17°C | 23.3°C |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.7°C |
| September | 26°C | 12°C | 19.1°C |
| October | 20°C | 6°C | 12.8°C |
| November | 13°C | 0°C | 6.3°C |
| December | 7°C | −3°C | 2.1°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Stonewall Jackson Dam (3 miles away), gets 24 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00469436; 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 Weston?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, August, September and October.
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 USC00469436.
When is the last frost in Weston?
In Weston, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 23 in half of years and after May 12 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 13 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 231 year in 10 after May 12; 9 in 10 after April 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 13; 9 in 10 before November 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 185 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 208 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 8 in half of springs and before November 4 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Weston in zone 6b in ZIP code 26452, 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 USC00469436; 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 Weston?
In a normal year in Weston, 31 days a year reach 90°F and 122 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 31a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 122a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 19high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1894) is 105°F, on July 25, 1934; the lowest is −31°F, on February 10, 1899.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1950, with 71.19 in; the snowiest season is 1950–51, with 81.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00469436; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00469436. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Weston?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Weston, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (55%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 55% | 1.7 |
| February | 59% | 2.5 |
| March | 63% | 3.5 |
| April | 68% | 4.7 |
| May | 70% | 5.4 |
| June | 75% | 6.0 |
| July | 76% | 5.8 |
| August | 78% | 5.4 |
| September | 77% | 4.5 |
| October | 69% | 3.1 |
| November | 67% | 2.1 |
| December | 55% | 1.4 |
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 Weston need?
A normal year in Weston brings 5,087 heating degree days, 5% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 885 cooling degree days, 3% 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 3,405 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,041 | 0 |
| February | 864 | 0 |
| March | 710 | 0 |
| April | 369 | 9 |
| May | 143 | 59 |
| June | 22 | 177 |
| July | 1 | 277 |
| August | 3 | 247 |
| September | 59 | 102 |
| October | 321 | 13 |
| November | 650 | 0 |
| December | 904 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,087 | 885 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00469436. 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 Weston's climate compare?
Weston is warmer than 38 of the other 62 places with their own NOAA record in West Virginia. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 53.4°F is warmer than 55%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Weston 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.
- Jane Lew, WV399 people · 6 mi NE
- Lost Creek, WV342 people · 11 mi NE
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 Weston's climate
What is the coldest month in Weston?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Weston?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Weston's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Stonewall Jackson Dam (3 miles away), records 24 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Weston in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Weston in zone 6b in ZIP code 26452, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Weston?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 23; in one year in ten it comes after May 12. Waiting until May 12 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
- Stonewall Jackson Dam, WV2 miles from this station, 53.1°F a year
- Buckhannon, WV14 miles from this station, 52.6°F a year
- Rock Cave, WV16 miles from this station, 51.8°F a year
- Glenville, WV21 miles from this station, 53.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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