Hot-summer humid continental
Covington, Virginia
Covington County, Virginia · Population 5.7k · 1,394 ft elevation
Living in Covington
Covington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Covington is an outdoor hub: about 39% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,900 ft around town.
Covington at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 1,394 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,538 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $80k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $822/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.78%34th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.078th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 247 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,220 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 101th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 43%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 39%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,903 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 2.5″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 3.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 30°F | 3.4″ | 1.6″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 4.3″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 4.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 41°F | 2.5″ | — | 202 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 30°F | 2.8″ | — | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 2.5″ | 145 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