Hot-summer humid continental
Weston, West Virginia
Lewis County, West Virginia · Population 3.9k · 1,027 ft elevation
Living in Weston
Weston has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Weston at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 1,027 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,444 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $88k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $793/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.52%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 13.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 54 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 485 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 449th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,509 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 21°F | 3.9″ | 11.4″ | 107 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 24°F | 3.7″ | 6.0″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 29°F | 4.6″ | 2.2″ | 175 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 38°F | 4.3″ | 0.4″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 5.5″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 5.3″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 5.2″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 3.7″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 0.8″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 27°F | 4.3″ | 3.5″ | 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