Hot-summer humid continental
Keyser, West Virginia
Mineral County, West Virginia · Population 4.9k · 807 ft elevation
Living in Keyser
Keyser has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Keyser at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 807 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,542 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $141k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $631/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.55%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5312th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,133 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 21°F | 2.8″ | 9.6″ | 141 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 10.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 29°F | 3.8″ | 5.5″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 38°F | 3.9″ | 0.2″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 48°F | 4.5″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 52°F | 3.6″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 41°F | 3.1″ | 0.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 31°F | 2.7″ | 1.1″ | 168 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 25°F | 3.0″ | 6.6″ | 134 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