Humid subtropical
Pittsboro, North Carolina
Chatham County, North Carolina · Population 4.6k · 407 ft elevation
Living in Pittsboro
Pittsboro has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 71 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Pittsboro at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 407 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,968 hrs65th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $343k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $993/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 196 per 100k55th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,824 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4444th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 30°F | 4.2″ | 1.5″ | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 31°F | 3.1″ | 0.9″ | 182 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 38°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 47°F | 3.8″ | — | 263 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 4.6″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 70°F | 5.2″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 68°F | 5.2″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 62°F | 5.2″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 49°F | 3.7″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 186 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