Humid subtropical
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Mason County, West Virginia · Population 4k · 568 ft elevation
Living in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Point Pleasant at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 568 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,500 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $114k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $631/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $41k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%18th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 78 per 100k24th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,404 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5454th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 23°F | 3.1″ | 5.4″ | 115 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 25°F | 3.1″ | 4.0″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 32°F | 4.0″ | 2.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 3.9″ | 0.2″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 4.5″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 4.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 3.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 3.8″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 45°F | 3.1″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 34°F | 2.6″ | 0.4″ | 163 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 28°F | 3.8″ | 2.8″ | 108 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