Hot-summer humid continental
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Upshur County, West Virginia · Population 5.1k · 1,434 ft elevation
Living in Buckhannon
Buckhannon has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Buckhannon at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 1,434 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,348 hrs6th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $152k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $800/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.53%11th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.783th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 140 per 100k42th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 857 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 459th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,198 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 21°F | 3.6″ | 11.9″ | 108 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 23°F | 3.3″ | 11.3″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 29°F | 4.2″ | 6.7″ | 168 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 0.7″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 49°F | 5.2″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 5.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 5.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 53°F | 3.8″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 1.8″ | 154 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 3.9″ | 6.9″ | 104 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