Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in West Virginia
Average annual snowfall by county, deepest first. Snow is the cost nobody budgets for: removal, roof load, the shorter life of a driveway that freezes and thaws all winter, and the heating demand in the column beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year. Counties with no measurable snowfall in the normals are left out rather than listed as zero.
West Virginia ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston County | 171.1" | 6,562 | $1,349 |
| 2 | Pocahontas County | 144.7" | 8,018 | $1,200 |
| 3 | Webster County | 91.1" | 5,496 | $778 |
| 4 | Randolph County | 68.9" | 5,442 | $1,198 |
| 5 | Upshur County | 55.4" | 5,400 | $1,365 |
| 6 | Raleigh County | 38.4" | 5,904 | $1,246 |
| 7 | McDowell County | 34.6" | 5,219 | $583 |
| 8 | Mercer County | 34.6" | 5,219 | $1,074 |
| 9 | Mineral County | 33.5" | 5,421 | $1,508 |
| 10 | Clay County | 31.5" | 4,353 | $978 |
| 11 | Kanawha County | 31.5" | 4,353 | $1,211 |
| 12 | Greenbrier County | 29.5" | 5,737 | $1,196 |
| 13 | Hampshire County | 29.1" | 5,325 | $1,663 |
| 14 | Tyler County | 27.3" | 5,577 | $1,034 |
| 15 | Pendleton County | 26.7" | 5,126 | $1,477 |
| 16 | Taylor County | 25.5" | 5,493 | $1,258 |
| 17 | Lewis County | 24.3" | 5,173 | $1,193 |
| 18 | Roane County | 24.2" | 5,338 | $1,086 |
| 19 | Monroe County | 24.0" | 5,137 | $1,267 |
| 20 | Harrison County | 23.8" | 5,291 | $1,364 |
| 21 | Pleasants County | 23.8" | 5,218 | $1,159 |
| 22 | Doddridge County | 23.2" | 5,222 | $1,364 |
| 23 | Gilmer County | 22.1" | 4,959 | $823 |
| 24 | Wyoming County | 20.0" | 4,857 | $784 |
| 25 | Wayne County | 19.8" | 4,321 | $1,116 |
| 26 | Summers County | 18.8" | 4,657 | $1,107 |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 18.5" | 4,559 | $964 |
| 28 | Boone County | 17.3" | 4,426 | $884 |
| 29 | Braxton County | 17.3" | 4,949 | $983 |
| 30 | Marshall County | 15.8" | 5,428 | $1,220 |
| 31 | Mingo County | 13.1" | 4,016 | $835 |
| 32 | Jackson County | 11.6" | 4,749 | $1,338 |
| 33 | Wirt County | 11.3" | 4,815 | $1,036 |
| 34 | Wood County | 11.3" | 4,815 | $1,338 |
| 35 | Putnam County | 10.7" | 4,568 | $1,768 |
| 36 | Cabell County | 9.6" | 4,166 | $1,358 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Snowiest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in West Virginia