Humid subtropical
High Point, North Carolina
Guilford County, North Carolina · Population 115k · 948 ft elevation
Living in High Point
High Point has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 61 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
High Point at a glance
- Population
- 115k
- Elevation
- 948 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,895 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $212k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,062/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%22th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 521 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,973 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 31°F | 3.8″ | 1.3″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 34°F | 3.2″ | — | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 40°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 223 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 49°F | 4.0″ | — | 256 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 57°F | 3.8″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 66°F | 4.4″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 4.6″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 68°F | 5.1″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 62°F | 4.8″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 40°F | 3.6″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 34°F | 3.8″ | 0.5″ | 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