Humid subtropical
Strasburg, Virginia
Shenandoah County, Virginia · Population 7.2k · 571 ft elevation
Living in Strasburg
Strasburg has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Strasburg: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,800 ft around town.
Strasburg at a glance
- Population
- 7.2k
- Elevation
- 571 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,541 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $247k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $997/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.52%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 232 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 900 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8786th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,772 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 22°F | 2.7″ | 7.9″ | 142 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 9.6″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 31°F | 3.6″ | 2.7″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 41°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 4.0″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 63°F | 3.2″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 3.9″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 0.6″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 4.2″ | 135 hrs |
Near Strasburg
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- Marshall, VA · 3.2k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology