Hot-summer humid continental
Follansbee, West Virginia
Brooke County, West Virginia · Population 2.8k · 666 ft elevation
Living in Follansbee
Follansbee has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Follansbee at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 666 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,393 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $137k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $592/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 74%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 113 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,435 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5413th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.5″ | 5.3″ | 100 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 2.5″ | 4.4″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 2.6″ | 164 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.9″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 3.8″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | — | 180 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 33°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 148 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 3.1″ | 2.6″ | 92 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