Hot-summer humid continental
Grafton, West Virginia
Taylor County, West Virginia · Population 4.7k · 1,027 ft elevation
Living in Grafton
Grafton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Grafton at a glance
- Population
- 4.7k
- Elevation
- 1,027 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,349 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $73k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $429/mo0th percentile
- Median household income
- $39k4th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.01th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 66 per 100k20th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 837 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,608 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 3.4″ | 9.7″ | 107 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 23°F | 3.3″ | 7.7″ | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 30°F | 3.9″ | 3.3″ | 168 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 39°F | 4.3″ | 0.2″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.9″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 5.5″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.4″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.6″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 0.9″ | 154 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 3.8″ | 3.6″ | 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