Hot-summer humid continental
New Martinsville, West Virginia
Wetzel County, West Virginia · Population 5.2k · 630 ft elevation
Living in New Martinsville
New Martinsville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
New Martinsville at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,446 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $113k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $718/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 260 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 80 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.7″ | 11.0″ | 106 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 3.1″ | 7.7″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 29°F | 3.9″ | 4.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 38°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 4.5″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 4.5″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.6″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.7″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 0.5″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 3.6″ | 3.9″ | 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