Pocahontas, VA climate
Pocahontas has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Pocahontas feels like
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Pocahontas weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 23° | 3.5" | 9.9" | 14 | 10 | 25° – 40° |
| February | 45° | 26° | 3.3" | 8.8" | 14 | 8 | 24° – 43° |
| March | 54° | 32° | 4.1" | 6.5" | 15 | 4 | 35° – 53° |
| April | 65° | 39° | 4.2" | 0.9" | 14 | 1 | 46° – 56° |
| May | 72° | 48° | 4.9" | 0 | 15 | 0 | 54° – 65° |
| June | 78° | 56° | 4.4" | 0 | 14 | 0 | 64° – 71° |
| July | 81° | 60° | 4.9" | 0 | 14 | 0 | 67° – 74° |
| August | 80° | 59° | 3.8" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 67° – 74° |
| September | 75° | 52° | 3.4" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 60° – 69° |
| October | 65° | 41° | 3.0" | 0.5" | 10 | 0 | 50° – 59° |
| November | 54° | 32° | 2.8" | 1.4" | 11 | 1 | 37° – 48° |
| December | 45° | 27° | 3.5" | 6.6" | 13 | 6 | 24° – 48° |
| Year | 63° | 41° | 45.7" | 34.6" | 154 | 30 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Pocahontas
Pocahontas gets 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and November the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 154 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 30 days of the year.
About 175 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 24 and the first one by October 17. That leaves about 175 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 54% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Pocahontas
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Pocahontas, 89% of that work is heating and 11% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Pocahontas compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Pocahontas averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.8°). The shift is smaller than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Pocahontas’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 24° to 48°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Pocahontas’s climate
What is the coldest month in Pocahontas?
January, with a typical high of 41° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Pocahontas?
July, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 60°. About 5 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Pocahontas get?
About 35 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Pocahontas?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 17, and the last spring frost by April 24.
What is the rainiest month in Pocahontas?
May, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Pocahontas itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Bluefield Mercer Co Airport, WV (8 mi, snow) and Elkhorn, WV (6 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.