Humid subtropical
Lenoir, North Carolina
Caldwell County, North Carolina · Population 18k · 1,178 ft elevation
Living in Lenoir
Lenoir has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°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 45 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 Lenoir: about 11% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,800 ft around town.
Lenoir at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 1,178 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th 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
- $165k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $671/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.81%37th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 345 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,006 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8483th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,822 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | 1.3″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 30°F | 3.3″ | 0.2″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 36°F | 4.3″ | 0.3″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 45°F | 4.4″ | — | 235 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 67°F | 4.6″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 46°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