Hot-summer humid continental
Richwood, West Virginia
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 2.6k · 2,208 ft elevation
Living in Richwood
Richwood has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 56″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (100″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Richwood is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Richwood at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 2,208 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 56″90th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 100″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,401 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $68k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $630/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $34k2th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.51%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 27.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.15th percentile
- Average commute
- 38 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 34%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,395 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 23°F | 4.3″ | 26.1″ | 113 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 4.0″ | 21.9″ | 120 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 32°F | 5.3″ | 16.0″ | 172 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 42°F | 4.8″ | 5.3″ | 211 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 51°F | 5.8″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 59°F | 5.2″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 63°F | 6.0″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 56°F | 4.2″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 46°F | 3.6″ | 1.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 3.9″ | 7.5″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 28°F | 4.5″ | 22.1″ | 113 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