Warm-summer humid continental
Philippi, West Virginia
Barbour County, West Virginia · Population 2.9k · 1,306 ft elevation
Living in Philippi
Philippi has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Philippi at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 1,306 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,348 hrs6th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $111k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $780/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.51%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 35 per 100k10th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 493 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,001 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 3.4″ | 9.7″ | 108 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 3.3″ | 7.7″ | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 29°F | 3.9″ | 3.3″ | 168 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 38°F | 4.3″ | 0.2″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.9″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 5.5″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 0.9″ | 154 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 3.8″ | 3.6″ | 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