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West Portsmouth weather by month

What a typical year looks like in West Portsmouth, Ohio: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at PORTSMOUTH-SCIOTOVILLE, 13 km from West Portsmouth; records cover 1893–2026.

Today’s West Portsmouth forecast

The year at a glance

January: typical high 41.3°F, low 22.9°F, precipitation 3.09 in. February: typical high 45.2°F, low 25°F, precipitation 3 in. March: typical high 55°F, low 32.6°F, precipitation 4.12 in. April: typical high 67.3°F, low 42.1°F, precipitation 3.95 in. May: typical high 75.8°F, low 52.4°F, precipitation 4.6 in. June: typical high 83.4°F, low 61.3°F, precipitation 4.14 in. July: typical high 86.7°F, low 65.4°F, precipitation 4.42 in. August: typical high 86°F, low 63.4°F, precipitation 3.27 in. September: typical high 80.3°F, low 56.1°F, precipitation 3.3 in. October: typical high 68.9°F, low 43.6°F, precipitation 2.95 in. November: typical high 56.3°F, low 33.4°F, precipitation 2.75 in. December: typical high 45.7°F, low 27.6°F, precipitation 3.5 in.−40°−40°−20°−29°0°−18°20°−7°40°4°60°16°80°27°100°38°120°49°41°5°23°−5°Jan45°7°25°−4°Feb55°13°33°0°Mar67°20°42°6°Apr76°24°52°11°May83°29°61°16°Jun87°30°65°19°Jul86°30°63°17°Aug80°27°56°13°Sep69°21°44°6°Oct56°13°33°1°Nov46°8°28°−2°DecPrecipitation
Bars: typical low to high (official normals, 1991–2020) Record high Record low
Precipitation a year
43.1 in1094 mm
Snow a year
Rare
Last spring freeze
Apr 15
First fall freeze
Oct 23
Heating degree days
4,788
Cooling degree days
1,140

Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 5°−15° (heating, 99%) and 94°35° (cooling, 1%).

Month by month

West Portsmouth in January

Highs average 41°5° and lows 23°−5°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical January.

Record high
79°26° (1950)
Record low
−29°−34° (1994)
Heating degree days
1020
Cooling degree days
0

West Portsmouth in February

Highs average 45°7° and lows 25°−4°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical February.

Record high
79°26° (1945)
Record low
−18°−28° (1899)
Heating degree days
837
Cooling degree days
0

West Portsmouth in March

Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°0°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical March.

Record high
96°36° (1907)
Record low
0°−18° (1980)
Heating degree days
659
Cooling degree days
1

West Portsmouth in April

Highs average 67°20° and lows 42°6°, with 4 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical April.

Record high
97°36° (1894)
Record low
14°−10° (1923)
Heating degree days
322
Cooling degree days
13

West Portsmouth in May

Highs average 76°24° and lows 52°11°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical May.

Record high
99°37° (1914)
Record low
28°−2° (1986)
Heating degree days
114
Cooling degree days
86

West Portsmouth in June

Highs average 83°29° and lows 61°16°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical June.

Record high
103°39° (1934)
Record low
38°3° (1988)
Heating degree days
11
Cooling degree days
232

West Portsmouth in July

Highs average 87°30° and lows 65°19°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical July.

Record high
107°42° (1930)
Record low
40°4° (1988)
Heating degree days
0
Cooling degree days
343

West Portsmouth in August

Highs average 86°30° and lows 63°17°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical August.

Record high
105°41° (1918)
Record low
35°2° (1986)
Heating degree days
2
Cooling degree days
302

West Portsmouth in September

Highs average 80°27° and lows 56°13°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical September.

Record high
103°39° (1954)
Record low
28°−2° (1913)
Heating degree days
47
Cooling degree days
143

West Portsmouth in OctoberThis month

Highs average 69°21° and lows 44°6°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation in a typical October.

Record high
94°34° (1919)
Record low
18°−8° (1895)
Heating degree days
292
Cooling degree days
20

West Portsmouth in November

Highs average 56°13° and lows 33°1°, with 2.8 in70 mm of precipitation in a typical November.

Record high
85°29° (1935)
Record low
2°−17° (1929)
Heating degree days
605
Cooling degree days
0

West Portsmouth in December

Highs average 46°8° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical December.

Record high
76°24° (1971)
Record low
−18°−28° (1989)
Heating degree days
879
Cooling degree days
0