Humid subtropical
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg County, Virginia · Population 51k · 1,332 ft elevation
Living in Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Harrisonburg: about 27% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Harrisonburg at a glance
- Population
- 51k
- Elevation
- 1,332 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $278k53th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,120/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.78%34th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.896th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 211 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,401 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 274th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,395 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 4.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 24°F | 2.2″ | 6.2″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 31°F | 3.2″ | 4.5″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 40°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 4.0″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.7″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 43°F | 2.5″ | 0.2″ | 214 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 33°F | 2.6″ | 0.6″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 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