Hot-summer humid continental
Blennerhassett, West Virginia
Wood County, West Virginia · Population 3.2k · 778 ft elevation
Living in Blennerhassett
Blennerhassett has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Blennerhassett at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 778 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,502 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $174k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,137/mo45th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%57th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 24°F | 3.4″ | 5.5″ | 115 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 3.0″ | 3.3″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 4.0″ | 1.0″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | — | 220 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 4.5″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 3.6″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 3.2″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 44°F | 3.0″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 35°F | 2.8″ | 0.2″ | 162 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 3.4″ | 1.3″ | 107 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