Humid subtropical
Radford, Virginia
Radford County, Virginia · Population 17k · 1,870 ft elevation
Living in Radford
Radford 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 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 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 Radford: about 13% 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.
Radford at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 1,870 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,597 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $212k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $966/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.582th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 250 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 812 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 30th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,640 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 6.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 6.6″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 31°F | 3.6″ | 3.7″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 40°F | 3.7″ | 0.3″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 4.5″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 2.9″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 31°F | 2.8″ | 0.4″ | 186 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 27°F | 3.3″ | 4.4″ | 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