Photo: Coal town guy · CC BY-SA 4.0No extremes in Iaeger: its weather tracks the middle of U.S. towns
Expect July afternoons of about 86°. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 63% of U.S. towns. Compared with 1901–2000, the average now sits 0.9° higher. From April to June and September to October, highs of 69–83° make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
A year in Iaeger at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Iaeger’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Iaeger’s place in West Virginia beside it.
What a year in Iaeger feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 194 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 15 and the first by October 27. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Rd Bailey Lake, WV, 9 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Iaeger’s center in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 2°. 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 20 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Pineville, WV, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 45 inches a year; July is the wettest month and November the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 151 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Iaeger
84% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through March.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Rd Bailey Lake, WV.
Living with Iaeger’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
194 frost-free days in zone 7a. The last frost comes by Apr 15 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 27.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, June, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Iaeger from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (72%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 22%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Iaeger and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Iaeger yet.
Climates most like Iaeger’s, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iaeger, WV | 25° | 86° | 45" | 20" |
| Uniondale, NY | 25° | 85° | 46" | 19" |
| Mays Landing, NJ | 25° | 86° | 47" | 17" |
| Warrenton, VA | 25° | 86° | 44" | 21" |
| Covington, KY | 24° | 86° | 45" | 23" |
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 Iaeger averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.9°).
A smaller shift than in 86% 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 Iaeger compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Iaeger’s place among West Virginia’s.
Iaeger weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Iaeger’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Pineville, WV. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 25° | 3.4" | 9.8" | 15 | 6 | 26° – 42° |
| February | 49° | 28° | 3.3" | 4.5" | 13 | 4 | 28° – 46° |
| March | 58° | 34° | 4.0" | 2.7" | 15 | 1 | 40° – 56° |
| April | 69° | 42° | 4.0" | 0.0" | 14 | 0 | 50° – 60° |
| May | 77° | 51° | 4.8" | 0.0" | 14 | 0 | 57° – 70° |
| June | 83° | 59° | 4.3" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 67° – 75° |
| July | 86° | 64° | 5.2" | 0.0" | 14 | 0 | 70° – 78° |
| August | 85° | 63° | 4.0" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 71° – 78° |
| September | 80° | 56° | 3.2" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 65° – 73° |
| October | 69° | 44° | 2.8" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 53° – 62° |
| November | 58° | 34° | 2.7" | 0.4" | 11 | 0 | 39° – 51° |
| December | 47° | 29° | 3.8" | 2.6" | 14 | 2 | 28° – 49° |
| Year | 67° | 44° | 45.4" | 20.0" | 151 | 14 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 28° to 49°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Iaeger’s 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 Iaeger’s center.
- Snow: Pineville, WV.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Rd Bailey Lake, WV, 9 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 Iaeger’s climate
What is the weather like in Iaeger?
A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 63% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 55% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Iaeger in winter?
January nights average 25°. About 117 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 26°.
How much snow does Iaeger get?
About 20 inches in a normal winter at Pineville, WV, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 14 days a year.
How hot does it get in Iaeger?
July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 64°. About 13 days a year reach 90° (Rd Bailey Lake, WV).
When is the first and last frost in Iaeger?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 15 and the first fall frost by October 27, about 194 frost-free days, at Rd Bailey Lake, WV.
What growing zone is Iaeger in?
Zone 7a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 2°.
What is the best time of year to visit Iaeger?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, June, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Iaeger getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.9° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 86% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Iaeger.
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.