Humid subtropical
Abingdon, Virginia
Washington County, Virginia · Population 8.3k · 2,093 ft elevation
Living in Abingdon
Abingdon has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Abingdon: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
Abingdon at a glance
- Population
- 8.3k
- Elevation
- 2,093 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $218k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $794/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 88%99th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 78%
- Violent crime rate
- 145 per 100k43th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,337 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4710th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8887th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,231 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 24°F | 3.8″ | 4.4″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 26°F | 3.9″ | 2.8″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 4.5″ | 2.5″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 41°F | 4.4″ | — | 235 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 4.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | 0.2″ | 216 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 0.5″ | 196 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 27°F | 4.2″ | 2.0″ | 161 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology