Humid subtropical
Welch, West Virginia
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 3.5k · 1,329 ft elevation
Living in Welch
Welch has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Welch at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 1,329 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,516 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $57k0th percentile
- Median household income
- $36k3th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.65%21th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.911th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,772 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 25°F | 3.9″ | 9.8″ | 133 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 27°F | 3.5″ | 4.5″ | 129 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 2.7″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | — | 223 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 5.0″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.8″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 65°F | 5.5″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 57°F | 3.4″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 0.4″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 4.0″ | 2.6″ | 132 hrs |
Near Welch
- Bluefield, WV · 9.5k
- Princeton, WV · 5.8k
- Shady Spring, WV · 3.5k
- Beckley, WV · 17k
- Williamson, WV · 3k
- Oak Hill, WV · 8.1k
- Madison, WV · 2.8k
- Fayetteville, WV · 2.9k
Largest places in West Virginia
- Charleston, WV · 48k
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- Morgantown, WV · 30k
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- Wheeling, WV · 27k
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- Weirton, WV · 19k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology