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Wettest towns in West Virginia

Ranked by rain and melted snow in a normal year, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. Neighboring towns on the same 5 km grid square have the same numbers, so each square is listed once, under its largest town. 60 towns with 2,500+ residents.

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Summersville 1 Summersville 50 in Wettest month July Elkins 2 Elkins 50 in Wettest month July Buckhannon 3 Buckhannon 50 in Wettest month July
#TownRain + melted snowWettest monthSnow a year
1 Summersville Summersville3,373 people 50 in July 68 in
2 Elkins Elkins6,811 people 50 in July 69 in
3 Buckhannon Buckhannon5,116 people 50 in July 39 in
4 Kingwood Kingwood2,973 people 50 in May 57 in
5 Weston Weston3,840 people 49 in July 24 in
6 Philippi Philippi2,861 people 49 in July 47 in
7 Williamson Williamson2,919 people 49 in July 13 in
8 Map of Madison Madison2,788 people 48 in July 17 in
9 Oak Hill Oak Hill7,937 people 48 in July 56 in
10 Map of Fayetteville Fayetteville2,817 people 48 in July 56 in
11 Grafton Grafton4,618 people 48 in June 26 in
12 Clarksburg Clarksburg15,549 people 47 in July 24 in
13 Map of Pinch Pinch4,037 people 47 in July 32 in
14 Bridgeport Bridgeport9,252 people 47 in July 24 in
15 Charleston Charleston47,421 people 46 in July 32 in
16 Huntington Huntington45,787 people 46 in July 10 in
17 New Martinsville New Martinsville5,133 people 46 in June 27 in
18 Map of Sissonville Sissonville3,593 people 46 in July 32 in
19 Cheat Lake10,902 people 46 in July 14 in
20 Map of Shady Spring Shady Spring3,381 people 46 in May 38 in
21 Map of Brookhaven Brookhaven6,212 people 46 in July 14 in
22 Welch Welch3,507 people 46 in July 20 in
23 Map of Pleasant Valley Pleasant Valley3,482 people 46 in July 24 in
24 Fairmont Fairmont18,221 people 46 in July 24 in
25 South Charleston South Charleston13,457 people 46 in July 32 in
26 Barboursville Barboursville4,376 people 45 in July 10 in
27 Ripley Ripley3,071 people 45 in July 12 in
28 Kenova Kenova2,944 people 45 in July 6 in
29 Ravenswood Ravenswood3,830 people 45 in July 9 in
30 Morgantown Morgantown30,236 people 45 in July 14 in
31 Map of Pea Ridge Pea Ridge6,988 people 45 in July 10 in
32 Map of Culloden Culloden3,040 people 45 in July 11 in
33 St. Albans St. Albans10,522 people 45 in July 11 in
34 Map of Cross Lanes Cross Lanes9,671 people 45 in July 11 in
35 Teays Valley Teays Valley14,151 people 44 in July 11 in
36 Vienna Vienna10,518 people 44 in June 11 in
37 Westover Westover4,026 people 44 in July 14 in
38 Milton2,817 people 44 in July 11 in
39 Map of Hurricane Hurricane6,855 people 44 in July 11 in
40 Beckley Beckley16,818 people 44 in July 56 in
41 Map of Blennerhassett Blennerhassett3,282 people 44 in June 11 in
42 Williamstown Williamstown2,980 people 44 in July 16 in
43 Parkersburg Parkersburg29,240 people 44 in June 11 in
44 Point Pleasant Point Pleasant3,961 people 44 in July 12 in
45 Moundsville Moundsville7,869 people 43 in June 16 in
46 Winfield Winfield2,918 people 43 in May 11 in
47 Lewisburg Lewisburg3,835 people 43 in May 30 in
48 Bluefield Bluefield9,387 people 42 in May 40 in
49 White Sulphur Springs White Sulphur Springs2,549 people 42 in May 18 in
50 Wheeling Wheeling26,350 people 42 in June 15 in
51 Map of Weirton Weirton18,647 people 41 in June 44 in
52 Shannondale3,465 people 41 in May 23 in
53 Charles Town Charles Town7,337 people 41 in May 23 in
54 Princeton Princeton5,736 people 41 in May 24 in
55 Ranson corporation5,729 people 41 in May 23 in
56 Follansbee Follansbee2,757 people 41 in June 15 in
57 Map of Inwood Inwood2,794 people 40 in May 23 in
58 Martinsburg Martinsburg18,904 people 40 in May 23 in
59 Keyser Keyser4,857 people 39 in May 34 in
60 Moorefield Moorefield2,525 people 37 in May 21 in

How this ranking works

We rank every town by rain and melted snow in a normal year, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast, and each town’s Climate page shows its whole year month by month.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals, about 5 km (3 miles) square, read at each town’s center, so hills and coastlines are built in. Towns whose centers fall in the same square have the same numbers, so only the largest of them is listed.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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