#1Kenova
Wayne County · 2,841 people4 days a year with an inch or more·S Pt station, 3 km
Kenova, #1 on this list · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWest Virginia rankings · Climate
Towns with the least snow in West Virginia
Kenova gets the least snow of West Virginia’s 61 towns of 2,500+ with a snow record: about 6 inches in a normal winter at its NOAA station. Elkins gets the most, about 69 inches; 44 of the 61 average under 30 inches.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at each town’s nearest station with a snow record (named in each row). A described list: no letters. How grades work
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#2Ravenswood
Jackson County · 3,790 people4 days a year with an inch or more·Belleville L&d station, 18 km
#T3Barboursville
Cabell County · 4,307 people5 days a year with an inch or more·Pea Ridge Psd station, 2 km
All 61 towns
Snow in a normal winter, least first. Towns that share a station share its figure and rank (T = tied; 39 towns here share a station).
61 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownSnow a yearDays with 1″+NOAA station
A station’s normal can differ from the town’s own when the station sits higher or lower; each town’s Climate page names its station and checks it.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
What part of West Virginia gets the least amount of snow?
Among towns of 2,500+, the least snow falls in Kenova (Wayne County, about 6 in), Ravenswood (Jackson County, about 8 in), Barboursville (Cabell County, about 10 in), on NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals at each town’s station.
Which West Virginia town gets the most snow?
Elkins (Randolph County), about 69 inches in a normal winter at the Elkins Randolph Co AP station. See the snowiest towns.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents (61 in West Virginia) whose nearest station has a snow normal of an inch or more; 0 have no station with a snow record. Smaller towns show their snow on their own Climate page.
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