I prefer from 20 to 45 degrees . Hate the bugs..sweater hat and gloves and can't forget the chaps is just right for me...
I can't do much at that point in the winter, snow is usually to deep to get around. Unless we haven't gotten much yet, sometimes we don't get it till later in the winter
45-50 degrees F, partly cloudy and no wind. If I have to, I would prefer to cut while it's snowing, than while it's raining.
I have to traverse a rather steep hill to get to my own cutting area so any appreciable amount of snow that would mean sliding down the hill on a CUT is out. So is sliding down that hill on my azz. I have cut in a foot of snow with temps below freezing but would rather not. Did done to get at recently cut down oak trees that couldn't be dragged out in wet weather. Nice red Oak is worth working in the cold for. So for me Spring, Fall, a nice sunny day in Winter is great. Summer heat is OK too but drenching oneself in Deet trying to get something accomplished with kamikaze mosquitoes dive bombing at you or hovering in a swarm trying to brave the Deet is not worth it.
25-30 F, no wind. love the frozen ground. If there is no wind or precipitation, I'll be in a long sleeve shirt and jeans +/- chainsaw pants or chaps. Anything above 35F and I'm dripping sweat.
I ran my small chainsaw yesterday cutting up some wood that I had taken down right after Christmas. Temps were nice but trying to run a saw while standing on ice on a hilside didn't work for me. I didn't get much done.
Anywhere between 20-60. Preferably not wet or muddy. Couple inches of snow is ok, but less than 6". A crappy day of cutten is better than a good day at work!
Because I split by hand, any temperature between 20 & 50° as long as it's not raining or snowing. I have split in temperatures up to 80° but I'm years ahead so that ain't gonna happen again. I'll cut a tree any time or temperature it's not raining.
I prefer fall weather, but most of the free wood comes up in summer.. so I make hay while the sun shines and keep a gallon of water in the truck so I don't hit the deck from dehydration. Our first winter here we started with nothing after moving in on Halloween. I managed to buck and hand split about 13 cord one week at a time on Sundays. Sometimes running short by Friday or Saturday I'd be outside at night splitting in front of the owb and loading directly off the ground. That was a hell of a winter, too - February set all kinds of records and I swear it didn't get above 20 the whole month. Never again! Got hydros in spring and scavenged my heinie off so there wouldn't be a repeat.