Humid subtropical
Crozet, Virginia
Albemarle County, Virginia · Population 9.2k · 712 ft elevation
Living in Crozet
Crozet has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Crozet: about 10% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,100 ft around town.
Crozet at a glance
- Population
- 9.2k
- Elevation
- 712 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $526k83th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,897/mo84th percentile
- Median household income
- $121k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8483th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,067 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 23°F | 3.5″ | 4.1″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 24°F | 2.8″ | 3.1″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 30°F | 3.9″ | 1.4″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 40°F | 3.3″ | — | 236 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.8″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 5.1″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | — | 215 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 33°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 26°F | 3.6″ | 2.2″ | 168 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