Humid subtropical
Colonial Beach, Virginia
Westmoreland County, Virginia · Population 3.9k · 10 ft elevation
Living in Colonial Beach
Colonial Beach has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 62 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Colonial Beach at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,957 hrs64th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $243k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $763/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.97%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 246 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,031 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 376th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 25°F | 3.3″ | 5.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 27°F | 3.0″ | 6.2″ | 180 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 4.2″ | 1.8″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 251 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 4.6″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 65°F | 4.8″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 58°F | 4.9″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 36°F | 3.3″ | — | 198 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 29°F | 4.0″ | 2.0″ | 171 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