Warm-summer humid continental
Kingwood, West Virginia
Preston County, West Virginia · Population 3k · 1,824 ft elevation
Living in Kingwood
Kingwood has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 57″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (57″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Kingwood at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 1,824 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 57″92th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 57″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,349 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $163k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $636/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 346th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,034 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 19°F | 4.4″ | 19.7″ | 107 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 21°F | 4.1″ | 13.3″ | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 27°F | 5.0″ | 10.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 36°F | 4.9″ | 0.8″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 5.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 5.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 6.6″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 4.4″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 40°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 30°F | 3.7″ | 2.2″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 4.7″ | 10.6″ | 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