Winfield Locks, 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 Winfield Locks's primary NOAA station, WINFIELD LOCKS.
The climate verdict for Winfield Locks
Winfield Locks, West Virginia has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 56°F. It scores 78/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 72% of them.
- 56°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 78/100
- comfort score, above 72% of station-mapped location scores
- 39.5"
- annual precipitation · 11" snow
- 195 days
- frost-free growing season
Winfield Locks: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00469683 · Winfield Locks, WV 56°F mean · 39.5" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 56°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,254
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Somerset
- PRCP-MID 39.5"
- SWING-MID 42°F
- COMF-TOP 78/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,568 HDD
- STN-1 USC00469683
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Somerset, VA (+ 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.
- Winfield Locks (this station) 56°F
- Hot Somerset, VA 56°F
- Near Elizabethtown W…, KY 56°F
- Near Mineola, NY 56°F
- Cold Greenwood, DE 55°F
Climate Living Index · Winfield Locks
Winfield Locks: 68/100 · grade C
Winfield Locks publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Winfield Locks, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 78/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 39.5 in · 4.5 from 35 in | 84/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 112 calendar days | 69/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 10.7 inches/year | 62/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 55.6°F · 11.9° from 67.5°F | 61/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 195 days/year | 61/100 · C |
Winfield Locks · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Winfield Locks is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 33.8°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
- 33.8°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 Winfield Locks sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Winfield Locks's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 62nd percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 57th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 44th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Winfield Locks compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Winfield Locks's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
78 Top 28% score exceeds 72% 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%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Winfield Locks's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 70 complete annual observations from 1907 to 2025, WINFIELD LOCKS warmed at a fitted rate of 0.08°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Winfield Locks primary station fitted change +0.08 °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 (6°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 2.7" | 4.1" | 23.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 48°F (9°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 2.9" | 2.7" | 20.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 56°F (13°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 3.7" | 2.6" | 16.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 69°F (21°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| May | 76°F (25°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 4.1" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| July | 87°F (31°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.3 |
| September | 81°F (27°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 2.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| October | 70°F (21°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| November | 58°F (14°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 2.6" | 0.0" | 13.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 47°F (8°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 3.1" | 1.3" | 20.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 87°F around July 4, short of 90°F on every date, while 112 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 23°F near January 20.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 15, then returns to freezing around November 25, covering 112 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 5, when 43% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 11 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 133 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 14 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 28°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Winfield Locks.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 4.1"
11.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.7"
11.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.6"
12.4 days with precipitation
12.1 days with precipitation
12.9 days with precipitation
11.9 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
13.1 days with precipitation
Winfield Locks spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 29% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Winfield Locks has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 42°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 4.3" and November 2.6". 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 Winfield Locks's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 132 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 39.5" between them, or roughly 0.30 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 Winfield Locks, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 10.7 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 6 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 30
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 18
50% probability date
Growing Season
195 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,568
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,154
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WV closest to Winfield Locks 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 (56°F here).
- Bradfordsville, KY 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Butler, MO 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Chatham, VA 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Cliff, NM 56°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (39.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Fort Wayne, IN 39.5" · 0.0" off
- Aurora, IL 39.5" · 0.0" off
- Freeville, NY 39.5" · 0.0" off
- Wanatah, IN 39.5" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Winfield Locks's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Winfield Locks's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,568 annual heating degree days against 1,154 for cooling. Its 42.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Winfield Locks's frost-free season lasts about 195 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 Winfield Locks's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 42.0°F. The annual average is 56°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Winfield Locks's 39.5 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Annual snowfall totals 10.7 inches. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Winfield Locks'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 Winfield Locks, 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 Winfield Locks's primary station: WINFIELD LOCKS (USC00469683). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Winfield Locks; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Winfield Locks 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.