Humid subtropical
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Whitley County, Kentucky · Population 5.2k · 935 ft elevation
Living in Williamsburg
Williamsburg has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 49 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Williamsburg: about 26% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,100 ft around town.
Williamsburg at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 935 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,659 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $109k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $685/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $32k1th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 113 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 544 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8786th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 26%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,083 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 25°F | 4.2″ | 4.1″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 27°F | 4.5″ | 2.6″ | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 33°F | 5.1″ | 2.0″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 41°F | 5.0″ | — | 238 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 4.9″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 63°F | 4.6″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 2.5″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 33°F | 3.2″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 28°F | 5.2″ | 2.5″ | 141 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