Humid subtropical
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Orange County, North Carolina · Population 60k · 489 ft elevation
Living in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 71 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Chapel Hill at a glance
- Population
- 60k
- Elevation
- 489 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,955 hrs63th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $577k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,483/mo67th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.890th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 86 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,779 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th 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 | 32°F | 3.4″ | 1.5″ | 196 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 34°F | 2.8″ | 0.9″ | 182 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 40°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 223 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 262 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 69°F | 4.1″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 68°F | 3.8″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 50°F | 3.2″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 40°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 209 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 35°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 185 hrs |
Near Chapel Hill
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology