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Morgantown, WV climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 888 ft elevation

Summers in Morgantown are warm and often humid; winters are cold. Highs peak at 84°F in July and fall to 40°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 10 to 16 a month. Normal snowfall is about 14 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is April and May.

Warmest month
84°F
July normal high
Coldest month
24°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
155
43.1 in of precipitation
Snow a year
14.4 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Morgantown?

Normal highs range from 40°F in January to 84°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 40°F (4°C), low 24°F (-4°C) 40° 24° February: normal high 44°F (7°C), low 26°F (-3°C) March: normal high 53°F (12°C), low 33°F (1°C) April: normal high 65°F (18°C), low 42°F (6°C) May: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 52°F (11°C) June: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 60°F (16°C) July: normal high 84°F (29°C), low 64°F (18°C) 84° 64° August: normal high 83°F (28°C), low 63°F (17°C) September: normal high 77°F (25°C), low 56°F (13°C) October: normal high 66°F (19°C), low 45°F (7°C) November: normal high 54°F (12°C), low 36°F (2°C) December: normal high 44°F (7°C), low 29°F (-2°C) JFMAMJJASOND

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

How rainy is Morgantown?

January has the most wet days (about 16); the year brings about 43 in of precipitation.

January: 16 wet days 16 February: 13 wet days March: 14 wet days April: 14 wet days May: 15 wet days June: 13 wet days July: 12 wet days August: 11 wet days September: 10 wet days 10 October: 11 wet days November: 12 wet days December: 14 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 14.4 in a year, most of it in February.

January: 5.2 in of snow February: 5.6 in of snow 5.6 March: 1.7 in of snow April: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 May: 0.0 in of snow 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: 0.1 in of snow December: 1.6 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Morgantown?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 15 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 1 muggy days June: 7 muggy days July: 15 muggy days 15 August: 12 muggy days September: 4 muggy days October: 0 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 Mgtn Rgnl-W L B Hart Fd Airport, 2.3 mi NE of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.4 hours in December to 14.9 hours in June.

January: 9.7 hours of daylight February: 10.7 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.3 hours of daylight May: 14.4 hours of daylight June: 14.9 hours of daylight 14.9 July: 14.7 hours of daylight August: 13.7 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.2 hours of daylight November: 10.0 hours of daylight December: 9.4 hours of daylight 9.4 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Morgantown, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 40°F24°F 3.1 in16 5.2 in 0 9.7 h
February 44°F26°F 2.8 in13 5.6 in 0 10.7 h
March 53°F33°F 3.6 in14 1.7 in 0 12.0 h
April 65°F42°F 3.9 in14 0.0 in 0 13.3 h
May 74°F52°F 4.3 in15 0.0 in 1 14.4 h
June 81°F60°F 4.1 in13 0.0 in 7 14.9 h
July 84°F64°F 4.9 in12 0.0 in 15 14.7 h
August 83°F63°F 3.6 in11 0.0 in 12 13.7 h
September 77°F56°F 3.4 in10 0.0 in 4 12.4 h
October 66°F45°F 3.1 in11 0.2 in 0 11.2 h
November 54°F36°F 3.0 in12 0.1 in 0 10.0 h
December 44°F29°F 3.2 in14 1.6 in 0 9.4 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 Morgantown

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

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 311817
Feb 372712
Mar 49696
Apr 661491
May 6814101
Jun 62892
Jul 53385
Aug 55564
Sep 641361
Oct 631470
Nov 48774
Dec 341713

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 Morgantown

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 23, and the first fall frost around Oct 24, leaving 182 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Morgantown
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 23after May 14
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 24before Oct 11
Last hard freeze (28°F)Apr 10after Apr 30
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 4before Oct 22
Frost-free season182 daysunder 159 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: Morgantown Hart Fld (USW00013736), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in West Virginia.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 101°F (July 7, 2012); the lowest was -19°F (January 19, 1994).

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

Near Morgantown

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, frost dates and humidity and wind by hour: Morgantown Hart Fld (USW00013736), 2.3 mi ENE of the city center, 1,240 ft (352 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snowfall: Lake Lynn (USC00465002), 8.2 mi NE of the city center, 900 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snow depth: Grays Landing (USC00363451), 11 mi N of the city center, 800 ft (88 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Cloud cover: Pittsburgh Allegheny Co Airport (USW00014762), 50 mi N of the city center, 1,248 ft (360 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Mgtn Rgnl-W L B Hart Fd Airport (724176-13736), 2.3 mi NE of the city center, 1,226 ft (338 ft higher than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

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