Humid subtropical
Mars Hill, North Carolina
Madison County, North Carolina · Population 2.7k · 2,320 ft elevation
Living in Mars Hill
Mars Hill has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Mars Hill: about 23% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,700 ft around town.
Mars Hill at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 2,320 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,673 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $296k57th percentile
- Median rent
- $942/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.54%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.83th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 274th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8584th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 23%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,723 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 22°F | 3.3″ | 6.5″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 24°F | 2.8″ | 6.6″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 30°F | 3.8″ | 4.3″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 37°F | 3.7″ | 0.8″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 47°F | 3.8″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 52°F | 3.4″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 40°F | 2.3″ | 0.1″ | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 29°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 25°F | 3.4″ | 7.0″ | 150 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