Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min6:00 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:36 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 21°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month July68 in of snow a year, on about 34 days2 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Summersville Lake station, 8 mi away; snow from Mt Nebo 1 S
Nearby landmarksNew River Community and Technical College-Nicholas County Campuscollege · under a mileLonetree Mountainpeak · 3.1 miSummersville Lakelake · 5.4 miWater Supply Reservoirreservoir · 4.9 miCorren Knobpeak · 5.3 miLong Pointcape · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNicholas County Veterans Memorial Parkpark · under a mileSummersville Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.1 mi · 9,810 acresSummersville Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 6,175 acresGauley River National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 10.0 mi · 5,067 acresCarnifex Ferry Battlefield State Parkstate park · 9.1 mi · 292 acresHawks Nest State Parkstate park · 20.5 mi · 207 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199143 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201323 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNicholas County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025281 of 365 days measured84 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kanawha County, WV, 38 mi away
Drinking waterWilderness PSDserves 6,106 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2024: coliform bacteria, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,874 ft571 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSummersville Regional Medical Center1.8 miPost officeSummersville Post Office3.1 miTown hallSummersville City Hall2.7 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 6-Summersville Detachmentunder a mileFire stationSummersville Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherHighNicholas County High Schoolunder a mileMiddleSummersville Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolSummersville Seventh Day Adventist School1.1 miCollegeNew River Community and Technical College-Nicholas County Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB40 miInterstateI-7920 miUS highwayUS 19under a mileAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG28 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26675 ZIP area.
