Humid subtropical
Morganton, North Carolina
Burke County, North Carolina · Population 18k · 1,158 ft elevation
Living in Morganton
Morganton 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 52″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 50 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 Morganton: about 13% 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.
Morganton at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 1,158 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,933 hrs61th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $208k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $909/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%47th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 268 per 100k67th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,284 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,756 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 28°F | 4.3″ | 1.0″ | 198 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 30°F | 3.7″ | 0.3″ | 180 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 37°F | 4.4″ | 1.6″ | 225 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 45°F | 4.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 54°F | 4.1″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 62°F | 4.8″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 4.4″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 4.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 35°F | 3.8″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 30°F | 4.7″ | 1.6″ | 184 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