Humid subtropical
Chase City, Virginia
Mecklenburg County, Virginia · Population 2.5k · 535 ft elevation
Living in Chase City
Chase City has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 56 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Chase City at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 535 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,894 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $115k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $594/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.55%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 68%1th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 83%95th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 74%
- Violent crime rate
- 340 per 100k75th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,846 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5413th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 29°F | 3.8″ | 3.0″ | 190 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 31°F | 3.3″ | 0.8″ | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 36°F | 4.1″ | 0.4″ | 223 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 45°F | 3.7″ | — | 249 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 68°F | 4.2″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 66°F | 4.1″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 47°F | 3.5″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 37°F | 3.2″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 31°F | 3.8″ | 0.8″ | 181 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