Hot-summer humid continental
Moundsville, West Virginia
Marshall County, West Virginia · Population 7.9k · 692 ft elevation
Living in Moundsville
Moundsville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Moundsville at a glance
- Population
- 7.9k
- Elevation
- 692 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,392 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $109k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $801/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.45%6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.374th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%
- Violent crime rate
- 263 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,456 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5151th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 20°F | 3.8″ | 6.0″ | 100 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 21°F | 3.1″ | 4.7″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 28°F | 3.9″ | 2.4″ | 164 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 49°F | 4.5″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 3.9″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 180 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 31°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 3.7″ | 2.5″ | 92 hrs |
Near Moundsville
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology