Humid subtropical
Gamewell, North Carolina
Caldwell County, North Carolina · Population 3.7k · 1,066 ft elevation
Living in Gamewell
Gamewell has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Gamewell: about 12% 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.
Gamewell at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 1,066 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,656 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $154k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $875/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.57%14th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.63th percentile
- Average commute
- 43 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8786th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,854 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 28°F | 3.9″ | 1.3″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 30°F | 3.3″ | 0.2″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 37°F | 4.3″ | 0.3″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 45°F | 4.4″ | — | 235 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.6″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 66°F | 4.5″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 47°F | 3.6″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 36°F | 3.3″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 30°F | 4.3″ | 2.3″ | 162 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