Humid subtropical
Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
Spotsylvania County, Virginia · Population 6.8k · 308 ft elevation
Living in Spotsylvania Courthouse
Spotsylvania Courthouse has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 51 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Spotsylvania Courthouse at a glance
- Population
- 6.8k
- Elevation
- 308 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,811 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $367k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,515/mo68th percentile
- Median household income
- $85k61th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 13.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 41 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 76%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 71%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5312th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4242th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 24°F | 2.7″ | 3.7″ | 173 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 26°F | 2.5″ | 5.2″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | — | 238 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 4.2″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.8″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 3.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 45°F | 3.7″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 2.3″ | 169 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