Humid subtropical
Carrboro, North Carolina
Orange County, North Carolina · Population 21k · 463 ft elevation
Living in Carrboro
Carrboro has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 66 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Carrboro at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 463 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,895 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $507k82th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,337/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.37%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 262 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,931 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 30°F | 4.0″ | 1.5″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 31°F | 3.3″ | 0.9″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 38°F | 4.4″ | 0.1″ | 223 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 47°F | 3.7″ | — | 256 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 56°F | 3.8″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 4.1″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 69°F | 4.8″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 68°F | 4.3″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 62°F | 5.4″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 38°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 207 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 33°F | 3.9″ | 0.2″ | 181 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