West Virginia · Lake fishing · Grafton

Tygart Lake

Easy
difficulty
Aug–Oct
best months

Tygart Lake is a fishing lake in West Virginia, about 1.6 miles from the town of Cecil. It is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and West Virginia State Parks, and the route to it is rated easy. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Tygart Dam weather station show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 76°F, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year. Several short trails sit close by. Woodland Trail is about 0.7 miles away, and Lake Trail and Ridge Trail are each about 0.8 miles away. Tygart Dam Trail is roughly 1.8 miles off.

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  • Best time to go · Aug–Oct

    Best time to visit Tygart Lake

    Best months: August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      39° / 21°

      16 wet · 7 snow

    2. Feb

      42° / 23°

      14 wet · 6 snow

    3. Mar

      52° / 29°

      14 wet · 3 snow

    4. Apr

      64° / 39°

      14 wet

    5. May

      72° / 49°

      15 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 57°

      14 wet

    7. Jul

      81° / 61°

      13 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 60°

      12 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 53°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 42°

      12 wet

    11. Nov

      53° / 32°

      12 wet · 1 snow

    12. Dec

      43° / 26°

      15 wet · 4 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tygart Dam, WV, 2.4 mi away at 1,235 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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