Humid subtropical
Norton, Virginia
Norton County, Virginia · Population 3.6k · 2,139 ft elevation
Living in Norton
Norton has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (47″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Norton: about 6% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,600 ft around town.
Norton at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 2,139 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 47″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,558 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $101k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $670/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $38k4th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.78%34th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 378 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 6,457 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 20th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8282th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 22%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,608 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 26°F | 4.3″ | 12.8″ | 134 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 29°F | 4.4″ | 11.6″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 35°F | 4.7″ | 8.6″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 44°F | 4.8″ | 1.7″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 52°F | 4.6″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 4.9″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 5.8″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 45°F | 2.9″ | 0.9″ | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 36°F | 3.3″ | 1.9″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 30°F | 4.4″ | 9.6″ | 134 hrs |
Near Norton
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology