Humid subtropical
Charleston, West Virginia
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 48k · 650 ft elevation
Living in Charleston
Charleston has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Charleston at a glance
- Population
- 48k
- Elevation
- 650 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,506 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $187k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $898/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 596 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,803 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 27°F | 3.3″ | 10.3″ | 117 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 30°F | 3.4″ | 7.7″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 36°F | 4.1″ | 5.9″ | 176 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | 0.5″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 4.9″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 5.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 3.8″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 46°F | 2.9″ | 0.6″ | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 37°F | 3.2″ | 1.5″ | 168 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 31°F | 3.6″ | 5.0″ | 116 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