Humid subtropical
Stuarts Draft, Virginia
Augusta County, Virginia · Population 12k · 1,421 ft elevation
Living in Stuarts Draft
Stuarts Draft has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Stuarts Draft is an outdoor hub: about 24% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Stuarts Draft at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 1,421 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $261k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,063/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.48%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.63th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%92th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 24%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,362 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 23°F | 3.2″ | 5.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 24°F | 2.8″ | 6.8″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 31°F | 4.1″ | 4.1″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 5.5″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | — | 215 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 32°F | 4.0″ | 0.4″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 26°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