Hot-summer humid continental
Cross Lanes, West Virginia
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 10k · 712 ft elevation
Living in Cross Lanes
Cross Lanes has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Cross Lanes at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 712 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,506 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $916/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.65%21th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 20°F | 3.3″ | 4.1″ | 116 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 2.7″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 28°F | 4.4″ | 2.6″ | 176 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 37°F | 3.9″ | — | 222 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 48°F | 5.0″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 5.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 39°F | 3.2″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 29°F | 3.0″ | — | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 24°F | 3.9″ | 1.3″ | 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