Little Beaver Dam · Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0Daniels’ winters are milder but snowier than most of the U.S.
A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Daniels at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Daniels’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Daniels’ place in West Virginia beside it.
What a year in Daniels feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 180 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 22 and the first by October 21. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Beckley Raleigh Co Airport, 4 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Daniels’ center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −4°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 56 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Beckley Raleigh Co Airport, is heaviest from January through February, about 15 inches a month. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 44 inches a year; July is the wettest month and October the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 161 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Daniels
88% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner. Months averaging under 55° run from October through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Beckley Raleigh Co Airport.
Living with Daniels’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
180 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Apr 22 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 21.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, June, July, August, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Daniels from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (83%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 6%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Daniels and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Daniels yet.
Climates most like Daniels’, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniels, WV | 23° | 81° | 44" | 56" |
| Euclid, OH | 23° | 81° | 40" | 64" |
| Hull, MA | 21° | 81° | 48" | 49" |
| Frostburg, MD | 20° | 82° | 44" | 72" |
| Meadville, PA | 18° | 81° | 45" | 64" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Daniels averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.9°).
A smaller shift than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Daniels compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Daniels’ place among West Virginia’s.
Daniels weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Daniels’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Beckley Raleigh Co Airport. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 23° | 3.3" | 15.5" | 15 | 11 | 23° – 39° |
| February | 44° | 25° | 3.2" | 15.2" | 14 | 8 | 22° – 43° |
| March | 53° | 32° | 4.1" | 8.9" | 16 | 5 | 35° – 52° |
| April | 64° | 40° | 3.8" | 1.5" | 14 | 1 | 46° – 57° |
| May | 72° | 48° | 4.7" | 0.0" | 15 | 0 | 54° – 66° |
| June | 78° | 56° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 14 | 0 | 64° – 70° |
| July | 81° | 60° | 4.7" | 0.0" | 14 | 0 | 66° – 74° |
| August | 80° | 60° | 3.8" | 0.0" | 12 | 0 | 67° – 74° |
| September | 74° | 53° | 3.3" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 60° – 70° |
| October | 64° | 42° | 2.7" | 1.4" | 11 | 0 | 50° – 59° |
| November | 53° | 32° | 2.8" | 2.3" | 12 | 2 | 37° – 48° |
| December | 44° | 27° | 3.5" | 11.1" | 15 | 7 | 24° – 47° |
| Year | 62° | 42° | 44.2" | 55.9" | 161 | 34 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 24° to 47°. June is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Where Daniels’ numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Daniels’ center.
- Snow: Beckley Raleigh Co Airport.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Beckley Raleigh Co Airport, 4 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Daniels’ climate
What is the weather like in Daniels?
A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 56% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 90% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Daniels in winter?
January nights average 23°. About 107 nights a year reach 32° or below and 2 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 23°.
How much snow does Daniels get?
About 56 inches in a normal winter at Beckley Raleigh Co Airport, heaviest from January through February, about 15 inches a month, with snow on the ground about 34 days a year.
How hot does it get in Daniels?
July, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 60°. About 1 days a year reach 90° (Beckley Raleigh Co Airport).
When is the first and last frost in Daniels?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 22 and the first fall frost by October 21, about 180 frost-free days, at Beckley Raleigh Co Airport.
What growing zone is Daniels in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −4°.
What is the best time of year to visit Daniels?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, June, July, August, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Daniels getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.8° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 89% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Daniels.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.