Hot-summer humid continental
Williamstown, West Virginia
Wood County, West Virginia · Population 3k · 630 ft elevation
Living in Williamstown
Williamstown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Williamstown at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,502 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $164k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $848/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%57th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 102 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5958th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 23°F | 3.5″ | 7.2″ | 115 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 4.0″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 31°F | 4.0″ | 2.7″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 41°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.3″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.8″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.6″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 3.4″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 162 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 3.6″ | 2.1″ | 107 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