Ebenezer Chapel · Photo: Coal town guy · CC BY-SA 4.0Marmet’s winters are milder but snowier than most of the U.S.
A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Marmet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Marmet’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Marmet’s place in West Virginia beside it.
What a year in Marmet 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 23 and the first by October 20. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Charleston Wfo, WV, 9 miles from the town’s center, 260 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Marmet’s center in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 3°. 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 32 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Charleston Yeager Airport, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 46 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 Marmet
83% 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 Charleston Wfo, WV.
Living with Marmet’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
180 frost-free days in zone 7a. The last frost comes by Apr 23 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 20.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, June, September and October. 0.4 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Marmet from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (93%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 3%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Marmet and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Marmet yet.
Climates most like Marmet’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmet, WV | 25° | 86° | 46" | 32" |
| Elizabeth, NJ | 26° | 86° | 47" | 32" |
| Redland, MD | 25° | 86° | 45" | 33" |
| Eastchester, NY | 25° | 86° | 48" | 33" |
| Fairless Hills, PA | 24° | 87° | 47" | 27" |
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 Marmet averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in April (+1.9°).
A smaller shift than in 82% 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 Marmet compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Marmet’s place among West Virginia’s.
Marmet weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Marmet’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Charleston Yeager Airport. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 25° | 3.3" | 10.3" | 15 | 7 | 26° – 42° |
| February | 48° | 28° | 3.2" | 7.7" | 14 | 5 | 26° – 45° |
| March | 57° | 34° | 4.2" | 5.9" | 15 | 3 | 40° – 56° |
| April | 69° | 43° | 3.9" | 0.5" | 13 | 0 | 50° – 61° |
| May | 77° | 52° | 4.9" | 0.0" | 14 | 0 | 58° – 71° |
| June | 83° | 61° | 4.5" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 68° – 76° |
| July | 86° | 65° | 5.4" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| August | 85° | 64° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| September | 80° | 57° | 3.4" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 65° – 74° |
| October | 69° | 45° | 3.1" | 0.6" | 10 | 0 | 54° – 63° |
| November | 57° | 35° | 3.0" | 1.5" | 11 | 1 | 40° – 51° |
| December | 47° | 29° | 3.7" | 5.0" | 14 | 3 | 28° – 49° |
| Year | 67° | 45° | 46.4" | 31.5" | 151 | 19 |
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°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Where Marmet’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 Marmet’s center.
- Snow: Charleston Yeager Airport.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Charleston Wfo, WV, 9 miles from the town’s center, 260 ft higher; 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 Marmet’s climate
What is the weather like in Marmet?
A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 64% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 58% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Marmet in winter?
January nights average 25°. About 116 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 26°.
How much snow does Marmet get?
About 32 inches in a normal winter at Charleston Yeager Airport, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 19 days a year.
How hot does it get in Marmet?
July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 65°. About 23 days a year reach 90° (Charleston Wfo, WV).
When is the first and last frost in Marmet?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 23 and the first fall frost by October 20, about 180 frost-free days, at Charleston Wfo, WV.
What growing zone is Marmet in?
Zone 7a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 3°.
What is the best time of year to visit Marmet?
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 Marmet getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.9° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 82% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Marmet.
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.