Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Coldest Winters in West Virginia
Average daily low in the coldest month, coldest counties first, with the heating degree days beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
West Virginia ranked
| # | County | Winter low | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pocahontas County | 14.3°F | 8,018 | $1,200 |
| 2 | Preston County | 17.7°F | 6,562 | $1,349 |
| 3 | Tucker County | 18.2°F | 6,852 | $1,242 |
| 4 | Wetzel County | 18.7°F | 5,739 | $974 |
| 5 | Mason County | 19.3°F | 5,404 | $1,140 |
| 6 | Raleigh County | 19.3°F | 5,904 | $1,246 |
| 7 | Tyler County | 19.4°F | 5,577 | $1,034 |
| 8 | Marshall County | 19.7°F | 5,428 | $1,220 |
| 9 | Greenbrier County | 19.9°F | 5,737 | $1,196 |
| 10 | Webster County | 19.9°F | 5,496 | $778 |
| 11 | Randolph County | 20.0°F | 5,442 | $1,198 |
| 12 | Mineral County | 20.7°F | 5,421 | $1,508 |
| 13 | Nicholas County | 20.7°F | 5,443 | $1,041 |
| 14 | Doddridge County | 20.8°F | 5,222 | $1,364 |
| 15 | Hampshire County | 20.8°F | 5,325 | $1,663 |
| 16 | Ritchie County | 20.8°F | 5,236 | $1,010 |
| 17 | Hancock County | 20.9°F | 5,556 | $1,094 |
| 18 | Calhoun County | 21.1°F | 5,063 | $1,012 |
| 19 | Lewis County | 21.1°F | 5,173 | $1,193 |
| 20 | Morgan County | 21.2°F | 5,376 | $1,820 |
| 21 | Taylor County | 21.2°F | 5,493 | $1,258 |
| 22 | Pleasants County | 21.6°F | 5,218 | $1,159 |
| 23 | Braxton County | 21.7°F | 4,949 | $983 |
| 24 | Harrison County | 21.7°F | 5,291 | $1,364 |
| 25 | Jackson County | 21.8°F | 4,749 | $1,338 |
| 26 | Pendleton County | 21.8°F | 5,126 | $1,477 |
| 27 | Roane County | 21.9°F | 5,338 | $1,086 |
| 28 | Upshur County | 22.0°F | 5,400 | $1,365 |
| 29 | Monroe County | 22.2°F | 5,137 | $1,267 |
| 30 | Brooke County | 22.3°F | 5,419 | $1,143 |
| 31 | Ohio County | 22.3°F | 5,419 | $1,418 |
| 32 | Gilmer County | 22.4°F | 4,959 | $823 |
| 33 | Fayette County | 22.8°F | 5,193 | $986 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 23.0°F | 4,559 | $964 |
| 35 | Grant County | 23.3°F | 4,795 | $1,398 |
| 36 | Hardy County | 23.3°F | 4,795 | $1,349 |
| 37 | Berkeley County | 23.5°F | 4,947 | $2,004 |
| 38 | Jefferson County | 23.5°F | 4,947 | $2,553 |
| 39 | McDowell County | 23.8°F | 5,219 | $583 |
| 40 | Mercer County | 23.8°F | 5,219 | $1,074 |
| 41 | Marion County | 24.0°F | 5,017 | $1,413 |
| 42 | Monongalia County | 24.0°F | 4,964 | $2,036 |
| 43 | Putnam County | 24.0°F | 4,568 | $1,768 |
| 44 | Wirt County | 24.0°F | 4,815 | $1,036 |
| 45 | Wood County | 24.0°F | 4,815 | $1,338 |
| 46 | Wyoming County | 24.5°F | 4,857 | $784 |
| 47 | Barbour County | 24.6°F | 4,661 | $1,119 |
| 48 | Boone County | 24.6°F | 4,426 | $884 |
| 49 | Summers County | 24.8°F | 4,657 | $1,107 |
| 50 | Mingo County | 25.8°F | 4,016 | $835 |
| 51 | Clay County | 26.1°F | 4,353 | $978 |
| 52 | Kanawha County | 26.1°F | 4,353 | $1,211 |
| 53 | Wayne County | 26.4°F | 4,321 | $1,116 |
| 54 | Logan County | 26.6°F | 4,139 | $959 |
| 55 | Cabell County | 26.8°F | 4,166 | $1,358 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Coldest Winters across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in West Virginia