Humid subtropical
Rocky Mount, Virginia
Franklin County, Virginia · Population 4.9k · 1,138 ft elevation
Living in Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount 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 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Rocky Mount at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 1,138 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,791 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $181k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $861/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.48%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 88%99th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%
- Violent crime rate
- 100 per 100k31th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,887 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,837 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | 3.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 28°F | 3.1″ | 4.9″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 2.5″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 42°F | 4.1″ | 0.2″ | 242 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 4.5″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 5.0″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 34°F | 3.7″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 30°F | 4.1″ | 1.4″ | 172 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