Humid subtropical
Madison, West Virginia
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 2.8k · 725 ft elevation
Living in Madison
Madison has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Madison at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 725 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,505 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $127k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,015/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 122 per 100k37th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 775 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5555th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,509 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 25°F | 3.6″ | 6.0″ | 117 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 27°F | 3.5″ | 3.6″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 33°F | 4.4″ | 3.3″ | 176 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 42°F | 4.4″ | 0.2″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 5.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 5.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 3.4″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 33°F | 3.2″ | 0.6″ | 168 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 28°F | 4.2″ | 3.6″ | 116 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