Humid subtropical
Flat Rock, North Carolina
Henderson County, North Carolina · Population 3.5k · 2,221 ft elevation
Living in Flat Rock
Flat Rock has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 59″ 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 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Flat Rock: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Flat Rock at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 2,221 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 59″94th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,802 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $564k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $971/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $104k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,920 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 26°F | 5.3″ | 2.9″ | 190 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 29°F | 4.3″ | 0.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 35°F | 5.0″ | 1.0″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 43°F | 4.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 4.4″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.0″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 5.8″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 5.7″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 5.0″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 34°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 208 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 29°F | 5.3″ | 2.1″ | 178 hrs |
Near Flat Rock
- East Flat Rock, NC · 6.5k
- Valley Hill, NC · 2.5k
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- Mountain Home, NC · 3.5k
- Etowah, NC · 7.8k
- Mills River, NC · 7.2k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology