Humid subtropical
Hurricane, West Virginia
Putnam County, West Virginia · Population 6.9k · 705 ft elevation
Living in Hurricane
Hurricane has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hurricane at a glance
- Population
- 6.9k
- Elevation
- 705 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,506 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $190k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $854/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 991 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5252th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 24°F | 2.7″ | 4.1″ | 117 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 2.7″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 3.7″ | 2.6″ | 176 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 222 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 51°F | 4.1″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 2.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 44°F | 2.7″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 34°F | 2.6″ | — | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 28°F | 3.1″ | 1.3″ | 116 hrs |
Near Hurricane
- Culloden, WV · 3.2k
- Teays Valley, WV · 14k
- Milton, WV · 2.8k
- Winfield, WV · 2.5k
- St. Albans, WV · 11k
- Nitro, WV · 6.9k
- Cross Lanes, WV · 10k
- Barboursville, WV · 4.4k
Largest places in West Virginia
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- Huntington, WV · 46k
- Morgantown, WV · 30k
- Parkersburg, WV · 29k
- Wheeling, WV · 27k
- Martinsburg, WV · 19k
- Weirton, WV · 19k
- Fairmont, WV · 18k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology