Humid subtropical
Marion, Virginia
Smyth County, Virginia · Population 5.7k · 2,169 ft elevation
Living in Marion
Marion has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Marion is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,800 ft around town.
Marion at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 2,169 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,515 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $161k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $696/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $37k3th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.64%20th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 76%
- Violent crime rate
- 377 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,707 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 30%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,804 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 22°F | 3.8″ | 1.9″ | 133 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 24°F | 3.8″ | 4.2″ | 130 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 30°F | 4.3″ | 1.6″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 38°F | 4.3″ | 0.1″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 48°F | 4.3″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 4.4″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 5.1″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 29°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 25°F | 4.1″ | 2.4″ | 133 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