Humid subtropical
Grottoes, Virginia
Rockingham County, Virginia · Population 2.9k · 1,112 ft elevation
Living in Grottoes
Grottoes has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Grottoes is an outdoor hub: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,500 ft around town.
Grottoes at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 1,112 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $268k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $847/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $85k61th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.51%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%92th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%
- Violent crime rate
- 195 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 456 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,461 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 4.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 25°F | 2.8″ | 6.2″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 4.1″ | 4.5″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 40°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 5.5″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 215 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 33°F | 4.0″ | 0.6″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 27°F | 3.0″ | 3.6″ | 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