Humid subtropical
Fletcher, North Carolina
Henderson County, North Carolina · Population 8k · 2,129 ft elevation
Living in Fletcher
Fletcher has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ 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.
Fletcher is an outdoor hub: about 17% 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.
Fletcher at a glance
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 2,129 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,802 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $324k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,207/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%
- Violent crime rate
- 24 per 100k6th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,670 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,445 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 29°F | 4.1″ | 3.6″ | 189 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 1.9″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 1.9″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 45°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 247 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 4.1″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.7″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 5.0″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 58°F | 4.1″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 0.2″ | 208 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 31°F | 4.2″ | 2.5″ | 177 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