Hot-summer humid continental
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Harrison County, West Virginia · Population 16k · 1,004 ft elevation
Living in Clarksburg
Clarksburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Clarksburg at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 1,004 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,445 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $115k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $775/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.274th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%
- Violent crime rate
- 278 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,205 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5252th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 3.5″ | 7.9″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 23°F | 3.4″ | 7.8″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 30°F | 4.2″ | 3.5″ | 175 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 4.8″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 5.3″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 3.7″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 0.7″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 3.8″ | 3.8″ | 103 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