Humid subtropical
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Surry County, North Carolina · Population 11k · 1,102 ft elevation
Living in Mount Airy
Mount Airy has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Mount Airy at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 1,102 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,801 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $177k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $699/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 199 per 100k55th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,083 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5049th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,001 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 25°F | 4.0″ | 3.1″ | 187 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 27°F | 3.1″ | 2.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 33°F | 4.2″ | 1.2″ | 216 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 41°F | 4.3″ | — | 248 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 50°F | 4.5″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 59°F | 5.0″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 63°F | 5.2″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 43°F | 3.5″ | — | 223 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 27°F | 4.2″ | 1.7″ | 172 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