Humid subtropical
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke County, Virginia · Population 99k · 971 ft elevation
Living in Roanoke
Roanoke has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Roanoke: about 16% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,000 ft around town.
Roanoke at a glance
- Population
- 99k
- Elevation
- 971 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,792 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $181k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $964/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.01%52th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 554 per 100k90th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,525 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8887th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,969 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 29°F | 3.2″ | 4.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 4.8″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 38°F | 3.5″ | 2.3″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 47°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 243 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 68°F | 4.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 67°F | 3.4″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 49°F | 3.0″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 38°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 199 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 3.2″ | 172 hrs |
Near Roanoke
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology