Humid subtropical
Wytheville, Virginia
Wythe County, Virginia · Population 8.2k · 2,287 ft elevation
Living in Wytheville
Wytheville has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 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 Wytheville: about 18% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,400 ft around town.
Wytheville at a glance
- Population
- 8.2k
- Elevation
- 2,287 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,515 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $193k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $706/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.54%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 91%99th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 83%
- Violent crime rate
- 123 per 100k37th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,521 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 21%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 18%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,444 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 5.9″ | 133 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 4.9″ | 129 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 32°F | 3.6″ | 2.9″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 0.5″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 4.3″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 41°F | 2.9″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 0.4″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 27°F | 3.2″ | 3.8″ | 133 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