Hot-summer humid continental
Moorefield, West Virginia
Hardy County, West Virginia · Population 3k · 817 ft elevation
Living in Moorefield
Moorefield has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ 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 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Moorefield at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 817 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,541 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $121k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $665/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.48%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 72%2th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 514 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,275 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 428th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,493 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 21°F | 2.2″ | 6.6″ | 142 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 22°F | 1.7″ | 4.9″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 29°F | 2.9″ | 4.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | — | 218 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 58°F | 3.7″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 41°F | 2.5″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 30°F | 2.0″ | 0.8″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 4.9″ | 135 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