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United StatesWest VirginiaPleasants CountyClimate Station NEWPORT, OH US Distance 3.6 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Pleasants County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

84.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 21.6°F.

Pleasants County gets 45.4" of precipitation a year and 23.8" of snow, and 31% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 39.4° 21.6° 3.50" 8.9"
February 43.2° 23.1° 3.21" 7.0"
March 52.8° 29.8° 3.97" 3.9"
April 65.9° 39.5° 3.70" 0.1"
May 74.0° 50.2° 4.67" 0.0"
June 81.2° 59.2° 4.69" 0.0"
July 84.3° 63.7° 4.86" 0.0"
August 83.5° 62.3° 4.18" 0.0"
September 77.9° 55.1° 3.30" 0.0"
October 66.6° 43.2° 2.89" 0.0"
November 54.2° 32.5° 2.85" 0.3"
December 43.9° 26.5° 3.58" 3.6"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 31% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 3.50"
February 3.21"
March 3.97"
April 3.70"
May 4.67"
June 4.69"
July 4.86"
August 4.18"
September 3.30"
October 2.89"
November 2.85"
December 3.58"
Annual total 45.4"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 902
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,218
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.8¢/kWh, West Virginia average $152
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $307

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Pleasants County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Pleasants County?

Pleasants County averages a high of 84.3°F in July and a low of 21.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 45.4 inches, including 23.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Pleasants County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 31% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Pleasants County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 84.3°F. That drives 902 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Pleasants County?

Yes. Pleasants County averages 23.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station NEWPORT, OH US (USC00335939), 3.6 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, West Virginia residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.