United States
West Virginia
West Virginia is one of the 51 regions of the United States; its largest place is Huntington.
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Best weather in OctoberMartinsburg 78
October: highs64° – 69°
Rain this month, on average73mm
Mean of its 20 best-known places. Best: Apr · Sep–Oct.
West Virginia at a glance
The atlas follows 3,790 places here month by month, with 49 mountains and 1,031 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, September and October.
When to go to West Virginia
The best places of every month here, and the average climate of the best-known ones.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 23 | 24 | 34 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 48 | 52 | 73 | 72 | 46 | 24 |
| High | 41° | 45° | 54° | 66° | 74° | 82° | 85° | 84° | 78° | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| Low | 23° | 25° | 31° | 41° | 51° | 59° | 63° | 62° | 55° | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| Rain (mm) | 80 | 76 | 94 | 91 | 116 | 110 | 120 | 91 | 83 | 73 | 82 | 81 |
Places in West Virginia
The best-known places with their score this month; every town and village is in the A to Z list below.
72OctoberHuntington
47k people
69° / 45°71 mm
72OctoberCharleston
49k people
69° / 45°72 mm
69OctoberMorgantown
30k people
66° / 43°73 mm
70OctoberWheeling
27k people
66° / 44°64 mm
78OctoberMartinsburg
19k people
67° / 44°81 mm
69OctoberClarksburg
16k people
67° / 42°80 mm
69OctoberWeirton
19k people
64° / 43°63 mm
72OctoberBeckley
17k people
64° / 41°78 mm
55 districts, each with all of its towns and villages
Barbour County57 places · 5,356 · Philippi
Berkeley County47 places · 24k · Martinsburg
Boone County101 places · 5,288 · Madison
Braxton County67 places · 2,280 · Sutton
Brooke County32 places · 9,741 · Wellsburg
Cabell County43 places · 65k · Huntington
Calhoun County49 places · 494 · Grantsville
Clay County60 places · 396 · Clay
Doddridge County35 places · 653 · West Union
Fayette County187 places · 20k · Oak Hill
Gilmer County35 places · 1,309 · Glenville
Grant County33 places · 2,485 · Petersburg
Greenbrier County111 places · 13k · Ronceverte
Hampshire County60 places · 8,583 · Romney
Hancock County22 places · 43k · Weirton
Hardy County32 places · 2,793 · Moorefield
Harrison County101 places · 40k · Clarksburg
Jackson County75 places · 7,058 · Ripley
Jefferson County53 places · 19k · Charles Town
Kanawha County201 places · 124k · Charleston
Lewis County79 places · 4,360 · Weston
Lincoln County48 places · 2,136 · Hamlin
Logan County140 places · 17k · Logan
Marion County99 places · 13k · Barrackville
Marshall County56 places · 14k · Moundsville
Mason County59 places · 8,479 · Point Pleasant
McDowell County111 places · 8,639 · Welch
Mercer County81 places · 22k · Princeton
Mineral County43 places · 11k · Keyser
Mingo County80 places · 4,099 · Chattaroy
Monongalia County110 places · 49k · Morgantown
Monroe County45 places · 867 · Union
Morgan County35 places · 1,478 · Berkeley Springs
Nicholas County68 places · 8,217 · Summersville
Ohio County37 places · 33k · Wheeling
Pendleton County35 places · 673 · Franklin
Pleasants County31 places · 2,706 · St. Marys
Pocahontas County62 places · 1,853 · Marlinton
Preston County111 places · 8,312 · Kingwood
Putnam County81 places · 14k · Hurricane
Raleigh County145 places · 41k · Beckley
Randolph County87 places · 10k · Elkins
Ritchie County57 places · 3,296 · Harrisville
Roane County69 places · 2,213 · Spencer
Summers County53 places · 2,245 · Hinton
Taylor County34 places · 5,031 · Grafton
Tucker County35 places · 3,058 · Davis
Tyler County45 places · 4,771 · Sistersville
Upshur County68 places · 6,054 · Buckhannon
Wayne County58 places · 8,088 · Kenova
Webster County47 places · 1,538 · Webster Springs
Wetzel County65 places · 6,420 · New Martinsville
Wirt County23 places · 1,220 · Elizabeth
Wood County116 places · 54k · Parkersburg
Wyoming County76 places · 5,911 · Mullens
West Virginia from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for West Virginia
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Nature in West Virginia
Summit4,863 ft
Spruce Mountain (West Virginia)
Summit4,843 ft
Bald Knob (West Virginia)
Summit4,588 ft
North Fork Mountain
River
Potomac River
River
Kanawha River
Waterfall
Elakala FallsWildlife in October
The birds and mammals of United States seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in West Virginia
Culture in West Virginia
West Virginia State CapitolColonial Revival
The GreenbrierBuilt 1858 · Neoclassical
Albert and Liberal Arts HallsBuilt 1924 · Georgian Revival
Dunbar School, BarrackvilleBuilt 1928 · Colonial Revival
McDowell County Courthouse, WelchBuilt 1893 · Romanesque Revival
United Carbon BuildingBuilt 1940 · Moderne
Museum
Huntington Museum of Art
Museum
ThurmondBuilt 1905What's on in West Virginia
Getting to West Virginia
Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson FieldHTS · Huntington
11 kmYeager AirportCRW · Huntington
74 kmMid Ohio Valley Regional AirportPKB · Huntington
135 kmHuntingtonHuntington
0.6 kmCharleston StationCharleston
0.6 kmMartinsburgMartinsburg
0.4 kmPrinceBeckley
14 kmTowns in West Virginia from A to Z
The 443 main places; every village is listed on its district's page.
AAccoville · Albright · Alderson …16
BBaker · Bancroft · Barboursville …48
- Baker
- Bancroft
- Barboursville
- Barrackville
- Bayard
- Beaver
- Beckley
- Bedington
- Beech Bottom
- Belington
- Belle
- Bellepoint
- Belmont
- Benwood
- Berkeley Springs
- Bethany
- Bethlehem
- Bethlehem
- Beverly
- Big Chimney
- Big Sandy
- Black Eagle
- Black Wolf
- Blacksville
- Blaine
- Blennerhassett
- Bloomery
- Bluefield
- Bluewell
- Boaz
- Bolivar
- Bolt
- Boomer
- Booth
- Bradley
- Bramwell
- Brandonville
- Bridgeport
- Brooks
- Bruceton Mills
- Bruno
- Brush Fork
- Buckhannon
- Bud
- Buffalo
- Bunker Hill
- Burlington
- Burnsville
CCamden-on-Gauley · Cameron · Canaan Valley …40
- Camden-on-Gauley
- Cameron
- Canaan Valley
- Capels
- Capon Bridge
- Carolina
- Carpendale
- Carswell
- Cass
- Cassville
- Cedar Grove
- Ceredo
- Chapmanville
- Charles Town
- Charleston
- Charlton Heights
- Chattaroy
- Cheat Lake
- Chelyan
- Cherry Falls
- Cherry Run
- Chesapeake
- Chester
- Clarksburg
- Clay
- Clearview
- Clendenin
- Coal City
- Coal Fork
- Coalwood
- Comfort
- Cora
- Corinne
- Cowen
- Crab Orchard
- Craigsville
- Cranberry
- Cross Lanes
- Cucumber
- Culloden
DDaniels · Danville · Darkesville …11
EEast Bank · East Dailey · Eccles …12
FFairlea · Fairview · Falling Waters …14
GGallipolis Ferry · Gap Mills · Garwood …25
HHamlin · Handley · Harpers Ferry …23
KKanawha · Kanawha Falls · Kearneysville …13
LLashmeet · Lavalette · Lawton …14
MMabscott · MacArthur · Madison …43
- Mabscott
- MacArthur
- Madison
- Malden
- Mallory
- Man
- Mannington
- Marlinton
- Marlowe
- Marmet
- Martinsburg
- Mason
- Masontown
- Matewan
- Mathias
- McCauley
- McConnell
- McMechen
- Meadow Bridge
- Meadow Creek
- Mechanicsburg
- Metz
- Middlebourne
- Middleway
- Midway
- Mill Creek
- Milton
- Mineralwells
- Mitchell Heights
- Monarch
- Monaville
- Monongah
- Montcalm
- Monterville
- Montgomery
- Moorefield
- Morgantown
- Moundsville
- Mount Carbon
- Mount Gay-Shamrock
- Mount Hope
- Mount Storm
- Mullens
NNeals Run · Needmore · Neibert …19
PPaden City · Pageton · Parkersburg …28
QQuinland · Quinnimont2
RRainelle · Rand · Ranson …27
SSalem · Salt Rock · Sarah Ann …38
- Salem
- Salt Rock
- Sarah Ann
- Scotts Run
- Seneca Rocks
- Shady Spring
- Shanks
- Shannondale
- Shenandoah Junction
- Shepherdstown
- Shinnston
- Silver Lake
- Sissonville
- Sistersville
- Smithers
- Smokeless
- Sophia
- South Charleston
- Southside
- Spencer
- Sprague
- Spring Mills
- Springfield
- St. Albans
- St. Marys
- Stanaford
- Star City
- Stephenson
- Stirrat
- Stollings
- Stonewood
- Sumerco
- Summersville
- Superior Bottom
- Sutton
- Sweet Springs
- Switzer
- Sylvester
TTalcott · Taylor · Terra Alta …10
UUneeda · Union · Upper Tract3
VValley Bend · Valley Head · Varney …7
WWadestown · Waiteville · Walnut Bottom …34
- Wadestown
- Waiteville
- Walnut Bottom
- War
- Wardensville
- Washington
- Waverly
- Wayne
- Webster Springs
- Weirton
- Weirton Heights
- Welch
- Wellsburg
- West Hamlin
- West Liberty
- West Logan
- West Milford
- West Union
- Weston
- Westover
- Wheatland
- Wheeler
- Wheeling
- White Hall
- White Sulphur Springs
- Whitesville
- Wickham
- Wilcoe
- Wiley Ford
- Williamstown
- Windsor Heights
- Winfield
- Worthington
- Wright
YYellow Spring1
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