Warm-summer humid continental
Elkins, West Virginia
Randolph County, West Virginia · Population 6.9k · 1,939 ft elevation
Living in Elkins
Elkins has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it is a snowy place (69″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Elkins is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.
Elkins at a glance
- Population
- 6.9k
- Elevation
- 1,939 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 69″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,348 hrs6th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $131k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $897/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.771th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,559 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 20°F | 3.4″ | 20.3″ | 108 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 22°F | 3.3″ | 15.4″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 29°F | 4.0″ | 11.4″ | 168 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 37°F | 4.1″ | 2.3″ | 204 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 47°F | 5.1″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 6.0″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 3.5″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 39°F | 3.1″ | 0.9″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 30°F | 2.9″ | 4.1″ | 154 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 24°F | 3.6″ | 14.5″ | 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