Hometown weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Hometown, West Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Winfield Locks, 5 km from Hometown; records cover 1939–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 39.5 in1003 mm
- Snow a year
- 11 in27 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 13
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- 4,568
- Cooling degree days
- 1,153
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 7°−14° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Hometown in January
Highs average 44°6° and lows 24°−4°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1946)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 967
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Hometown in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 26°−3°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation and 2.7 in6.9 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2018)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 790
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Hometown in March
Highs average 56°13° and lows 32°0°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2026)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 644
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Hometown in April
Highs average 69°21° and lows 42°5°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2002)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 309
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Hometown in May
Highs average 76°25° and lows 51°11°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1982)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 119
- Cooling degree days
- 84
Hometown in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 60°16°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1999)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 226
Hometown in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 65°18°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2024)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 335
Hometown in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 63°17°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2007)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 308
Hometown in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 57°14°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1953)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 43
- Cooling degree days
- 154
Hometown in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 45°7°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2007)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 272
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Hometown in November
Highs average 58°14° and lows 34°1°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1948)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 571
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Hometown in December
Highs average 47°8° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2001)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 838
- Cooling degree days
- 0