Climate · Wiley Ford

Wiley Ford, WV climate

Wiley Ford has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
88°
1st hottest of 438 West Virginia towns
January low
23°
204th coldest of 438 West Virginia towns
Rain + melted snow
39 in
11th driest of 438 West Virginia towns
Snow a winter
29 in
168th snowiest of 432 West Virginia towns
A normal year

What a year in Wiley Ford feels like

Winter

43° / 25°
Typical high / low · 9 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

66° / 40°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 15

Summer

87° / 60°
Typical high / low · 37 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

68° / 43°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 24
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Wiley Ford weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January41°23°2.6" 8.2"1311 24° – 40°
February45°25°2.3" 7.7"1110 24° – 44°
March54°31°3.3" 6.8"125 36° – 52°
April67°40°3.5" 0.1"130 49° – 59°
May77°49°4.2" 0140 58° – 69°
June84°58°4.3" 0120 67° – 74°
July88°62°3.7" 0110 71° – 80°
August87°61°3.3" 0110 70° – 77°
September80°54°3.6" 0100 64° – 72°
October68°43°2.9" 090 53° – 61°
November56°33°2.6" 0.5"91 38° – 50°
December45°27°3.0" 5.4"117 26° – 45°
Year66°42°39.2"28.7"13633

“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 & snow

Rain and snow in Wiley Ford

Wiley Ford gets 39 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 136 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 33 days of the year.

39 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 52% of U.S. towns
29 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 56% of U.S. towns
33 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 54% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.3"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
8.2"
Frost & the growing season

About 190 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 15 and the first one by October 24. That leaves about 190 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 64% of U.S. towns.

111
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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nights below 0° in a normal year
37
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Wiley Ford

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Wiley Ford, 83% of that work is heating and 17% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

83%heating
5,119 heating degree daysLess heating than 64% of U.S. towns
1,042 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 62% of U.S. towns

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.

Compared with other towns

How Wiley Ford compares

Summer heat88° July high
Hotter than 73% of U.S. towns1st hottest of 438 West Virginia towns
Winter cold23° January low
Milder than 67% of U.S. towns204th coldest of 438 West Virginia towns
Precipitation39" a year
Drier than 52% of U.S. towns11th driest of 438 West Virginia towns
Snow29" a winter
Snowier than 56% of U.S. towns168th snowiest of 432 West Virginia towns
Growing season190 frost-free days
Longer than 64% of U.S. towns165th longest of 438 West Virginia towns
West Virginia climate rankingsSnowiest, mildest, wettest and more in WV →

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Wiley Ford averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.1°). The shift is smaller than in 62% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.7° now 34°, was 32°
🌷 Spring+1.0° now 53°, was 52°
☀️ Summer+0.8° now 73°, was 73°
🍂 Fall+0.9° now 56°, was 55°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Wiley Ford’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 24° to 44°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Wiley Ford’s climate

What is the coldest month in Wiley Ford?

January, with a typical high of 41° and a low of 23°.

What is the hottest month in Wiley Ford?

July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 62°. About 37 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Wiley Ford get?

About 29 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Wiley Ford?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 24, and the last spring frost by April 15.

What is the rainiest month in Wiley Ford?

June, with 4.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 39 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Wiley Ford itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cumberland 2, MD (2 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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