Warm-summer humid continental
Beckley, West Virginia
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 17k · 2,421 ft elevation
Living in Beckley
Beckley has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Beckley at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 2,421 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,505 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $149k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $867/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%
- Violent crime rate
- 716 per 100k94th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 7,097 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,575 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 19°F | 3.1″ | 12.8″ | 117 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 10.0″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 27°F | 3.8″ | 5.2″ | 176 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 0.8″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 45°F | 4.6″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 54°F | 4.1″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 58°F | 5.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 39°F | 2.6″ | 0.5″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 28°F | 2.7″ | 1.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 23°F | 3.5″ | 7.9″ | 117 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology