Humid subtropical
Pantops, Virginia
Albemarle County, Virginia · Population 4.3k · 361 ft elevation
Living in Pantops
Pantops has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Pantops at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 361 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $497k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,017/mo87th percentile
- Median household income
- $114k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 16.299th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%
- Violent crime rate
- 277 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,810 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,673 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 27°F | 2.7″ | 3.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 29°F | 2.7″ | 6.2″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 36°F | 4.0″ | 1.3″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 4.6″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 68°F | 4.9″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 67°F | 4.5″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 49°F | 4.0″ | — | 215 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 38°F | 3.3″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 4.4″ | 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