Climateby Month

Huntington, WV climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 566 ft elevation

Summers in Huntington are warm and humid; winters are chilly. Highs peak at 86°F in July and fall to 43°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 8 to 14 a month. Normal snowfall is about 20 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is April, May and October.

Warmest month
86°F
July normal high
Coldest month
26°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
142
45.1 in of precipitation
Snow a year
19.8 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Huntington?

Normal highs range from 43°F in January to 86°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 43°F (6°C), low 26°F (-3°C) 43° 26° February: normal high 47°F (8°C), low 29°F (-2°C) March: normal high 57°F (14°C), low 36°F (2°C) April: normal high 69°F (21°C), low 46°F (8°C) May: normal high 76°F (24°C), low 54°F (12°C) June: normal high 83°F (28°C), low 62°F (17°C) July: normal high 86°F (30°C), low 66°F (19°C) 86° 66° August: normal high 86°F (30°C), low 65°F (18°C) September: normal high 80°F (27°C), low 58°F (14°C) October: normal high 69°F (21°C), low 46°F (8°C) November: normal high 57°F (14°C), low 37°F (3°C) December: normal high 47°F (8°C), low 30°F (-1°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Huntington?

May has the most wet days (about 14); the year brings about 45 in of precipitation.

January: 13 wet days February: 12 wet days March: 14 wet days April: 13 wet days May: 14 wet days 14 June: 13 wet days July: 12 wet days August: 10 wet days September: 8 wet days 8 October: 10 wet days November: 10 wet days December: 13 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 19.8 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 6.0 in of snow 6.0 February: 5.8 in of snow March: 4.3 in of snow April: 0.3 in of snow May: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.2 in of snow November: 0.5 in of snow December: 2.7 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Huntington?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 21 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 3 muggy days June: 14 muggy days July: 21 muggy days 21 August: 17 muggy days September: 6 muggy days October: 1 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Tri-State/M.j.fergus, 7.0 mi WSW of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June.

January: 9.8 hours of daylight February: 10.8 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.2 hours of daylight May: 14.3 hours of daylight June: 14.8 hours of daylight 14.8 July: 14.5 hours of daylight August: 13.6 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.2 hours of daylight November: 10.1 hours of daylight December: 9.5 hours of daylight 9.5 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Huntington, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 43°F26°F 3.1 in13 6.0 in 0 9.8 h
February 47°F29°F 3.4 in12 5.8 in 0 10.8 h
March 57°F36°F 4.2 in14 4.3 in 0 12.0 h
April 69°F46°F 3.9 in13 0.3 in 0 13.2 h
May 76°F54°F 4.5 in14 0.0 in 3 14.3 h
June 83°F62°F 4.2 in13 0.0 in 14 14.8 h
July 86°F66°F 5.1 in12 0.0 in 21 14.5 h
August 86°F65°F 4.0 in10 0.0 in 17 13.6 h
September 80°F58°F 3.2 in8 0.0 in 6 12.4 h
October 69°F46°F 3.0 in10 0.2 in 1 11.2 h
November 57°F37°F 3.1 in10 0.5 in 0 10.1 h
December 47°F30°F 3.6 in13 2.7 in 0 9.5 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Huntington

By our comfort score, the best months are April, May and October.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 352714
Feb 403710
Mar 53884
Apr 681580
May 671381
Jun 56584
Jul 48289
Aug 50267
Sep 611053
Oct 651560
Nov 51763
Dec 372710

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Huntington

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 14, and the first fall frost around Oct 26, leaving 195 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Huntington
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 14after May 3
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 26before Oct 13
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 31after Apr 16
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 5before Oct 23
Frost-free season195 daysunder 171 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Huntington Tri State Airport (USW00003860), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in West Virginia.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 104°F (July 7, 2012); the lowest was -21°F (January 19, 1994).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth, frost dates, humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Huntington Tri State Airport (USW00003860), 7.0 mi WSW of the city center, 824 ft (258 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Tri-State/M.j.fergus (724250-03860), 7.0 mi WSW of the city center, 824 ft (258 ft higher than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error