Humid subtropical
Brevard, North Carolina
Transylvania County, North Carolina · Population 7.8k · 2,228 ft elevation
Living in Brevard
Brevard has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 76″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Brevard 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 3,400 ft around town.
Brevard at a glance
- Population
- 7.8k
- Elevation
- 2,228 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 76″100th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,802 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $411k73th percentile
- Median rent
- $878/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.63%19th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 87 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 587 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 45%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,379 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 25°F | 7.0″ | 1.7″ | 190 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 27°F | 5.4″ | 1.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 33°F | 5.9″ | 0.8″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 41°F | 5.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 5.6″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 6.8″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 6.3″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 7.6″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 6.1″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 43°F | 6.2″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 32°F | 5.9″ | 0.2″ | 208 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 28°F | 7.1″ | 3.0″ | 178 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