Warm-summer humid continental
Staunton, Virginia
Staunton County, Virginia · Population 26k · 1,424 ft elevation
Living in Staunton
Staunton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Staunton at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 1,424 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $239k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $993/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 169 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,351 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 111th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,395 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 5.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 6.8″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 3.4″ | 4.1″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 4.2″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 2.6″ | — | 215 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 0.4″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 24°F | 3.0″ | 4.8″ | 168 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