Humid subtropical
Pulaski, Virginia
Pulaski County, Virginia · Population 8.9k · 1,909 ft elevation
Living in Pulaski
Pulaski has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Pulaski: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,300 ft around town.
Pulaski at a glance
- Population
- 8.9k
- Elevation
- 1,909 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,597 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $153k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $775/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.67%23th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 76%4th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.965th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 80%92th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Violent crime rate
- 628 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,058 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4610th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,345 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 4.7″ | 152 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 26°F | 2.7″ | 4.6″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 3.6″ | 2.3″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 3.6″ | 0.6″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 4.0″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 27°F | 3.2″ | 3.5″ | 148 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