90 degrees Fahrenheit or so <\/a>, when combined with the high humidity, the heat can certainly be plenty miserable. In fact, the only saving grace for the area is that sometimes, in the heat of the day, it will rain, giving everyone some much-needed moisture.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOf course, Virginia isn’t the worst part of the country to live in during the summer, and it is certainly milder than most of the south. That doesn’t make it nice though, and if you plan to move to Hampton, you’ll need to prepare yourself for some miserably hot days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Snow <\/h2>\n\n\n\n The snow in Hampton really isn’t that bad. It will usually peak at about 3 inches, which is still low enough that you could walk through it in regular shoes without getting the tops of your feet wet. However, like in many other places that rarely see significant snowfalls, people tend to react to the snow here pretty strongly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And this isn’t entirely unwarranted. While nights in Hampton often drop below freezing, days tend to hover just above that mark, meaning that the snow will often fall at night, melt during the day, and then freeze again at night, creating hazardous walking and driving conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This happens in places with more snowfall too, but in this part of the country, it can feel especially bad since the snowy season is so short. So, if you move to Hampton, make sure to drive carefully after it snows, even if the road looks clear, and watch your step just in case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Hurricanes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n While Hampton is far enough inland thanks to the bay that hurricanes don’t actually hit it very often, when they do, they can cause a ton of damage. The last time the city was hit was a one-two punch from hurricanes Irene and Sandy <\/a>, which blew through back to back in 2011 and 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBoth hurricanes caused significant flooding to private property, and Irene was even bad enough that the city needed some help getting back on its feet. Like with any city on the lower East Coast, this could happen again any year, so people who move here do so at their own risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Traffic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Traffic in the Seven Cities is some of the worst in the country <\/a>, ranking 35th in terms of the increase in travel times between clear and congested conditions. This is likely to have several causes which will be addressed later in this article, but as things currently stand, travel during the morning rush hour takes 18% longer than usual, and travel during the evening rush hour takes a whopping 40% longer than usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhile these certainly aren’t L.A. or New York City numbers, they aren’t small-town America numbers either. Anyone moving to Hampton should be prepared to face some heavy traffic jams or stay at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Limited Public Transit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nFor a significant metro area, the Seven Cities (including Hampton)