Humid subtropical
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Wood County, West Virginia · Population 29k · 653 ft elevation
Living in Parkersburg
Parkersburg has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Parkersburg at a glance
- Population
- 29k
- Elevation
- 653 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,502 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $114k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $746/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.965th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%57th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 269 per 100k67th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,386 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 24°F | 3.4″ | 5.5″ | 115 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 26°F | 3.0″ | 3.3″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 4.0″ | 1.0″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | — | 220 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 4.5″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 4.9″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 3.6″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 3.2″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 45°F | 3.0″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 35°F | 2.8″ | 0.2″ | 162 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 29°F | 3.4″ | 1.3″ | 107 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