Hot-summer humid continental
Woodstock, Virginia
Shenandoah County, Virginia · Population 5.9k · 791 ft elevation
Living in Woodstock
Woodstock has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% 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.
Woodstock is an outdoor hub: about 20% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,000 ft around town.
Woodstock at a glance
- Population
- 5.9k
- Elevation
- 791 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,541 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $248k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $941/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th 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
- 133 per 100k40th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,735 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 32%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,969 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 7.4″ | 142 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 22°F | 2.3″ | 6.9″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 29°F | 3.2″ | 3.6″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | — | 218 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 4.4″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.4″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 4.4″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 41°F | 2.6″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 31°F | 2.5″ | 0.7″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 25°F | 2.8″ | 5.1″ | 135 hrs |
Near Woodstock
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- Timberville, VA · 3k
- Broadway, VA · 4.2k
- Shawneeland, VA · 2.7k
- Shenandoah Farms, VA · 4k
- Shenandoah, VA · 3.1k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology