Driest Cities in West Virginia
The top 25 of 25 West Virginia cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.
| # | City | Average annual precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Town | 39.0 in |
| 2 | Hinton | 41.0 in |
| 3 | White Sulphur Springs | 41.0 in |
| 4 | Princeton | 41.2 in |
| 5 | Martinsburg | 41.4 in |
| 6 | Lewisburg | 41.5 in |
| 7 | Wheeling | 41.9 in |
| 8 | Weirton | 43.2 in |
| 9 | Beckley | 43.4 in |
| 10 | Shepherdstown | 43.5 in |
| 11 | Parkersburg | 44.2 in |
| 12 | Vienna | 44.2 in |
| 13 | Morgantown | 44.5 in |
| 14 | Point Pleasant | 44.5 in |
| 15 | Bridgeport | 44.8 in |
| 16 | Huntington | 45.3 in |
| 17 | Bluefield | 45.4 in |
| 18 | Charleston | 46.2 in |
| 19 | Elkins | 47.2 in |
| 20 | Fairmont | 47.8 in |
| 21 | Fayetteville | 48.0 in |
| 22 | Clarksburg | 48.2 in |
| 23 | South Charleston | 48.2 in |
| 24 | St. Albans | 48.2 in |
| 25 | Summersville | 49.8 in |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in West Virginia”, https://gismap.land/rankings/west-virginia/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.
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