Hot-summer humid continental
Weirton, West Virginia
Hancock County, West Virginia · Population 19k · 1,198 ft elevation
Living in Weirton
Weirton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (44″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (52% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Weirton at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 1,198 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 44″84th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,394 hrs9th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $123k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $750/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.64%20th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 83 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 331 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 418th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6059th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 19°F | 3.5″ | 13.3″ | 100 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.5″ | 11.7″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 26°F | 3.2″ | 7.6″ | 164 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 1.0″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 4.3″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.8″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | 0.4″ | 180 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 3.2″ | 2.4″ | 148 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 7.7″ | 92 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