Warm-summer humid continental
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 2.6k · 1,857 ft elevation
Living in White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur Springs has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
White Sulphur Springs is an outdoor hub: about 31% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
White Sulphur Springs at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 1,857 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,538 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $120k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $797/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.47%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%
- Violent crime rate
- 94 per 100k29th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,263 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 32%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 31%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,231 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 21°F | 3.0″ | 5.6″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 23°F | 2.8″ | 6.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 29°F | 3.7″ | 3.4″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 37°F | 3.7″ | 0.3″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 47°F | 4.5″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 3.6″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 40°F | 2.7″ | 0.1″ | 202 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 0.4″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 25°F | 3.3″ | 2.0″ | 145 hrs |
Near White Sulphur Springs
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology