Humid subtropical
Rockingham, North Carolina
Richmond County, North Carolina · Population 9.1k · 282 ft elevation
Living in Rockingham
Rockingham has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 77 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Rockingham at a glance
- Population
- 9.1k
- Elevation
- 282 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,967 hrs65th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $134k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $717/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $37k3th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 815 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,823 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | — | 201 hrs |
| Feb | 59°F | 35°F | 3.3″ | 0.3″ | 182 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 263 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 68°F | 4.5″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 72°F | 5.8″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 70°F | 5.0″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 64°F | 5.7″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 51°F | 3.8″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 35°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 187 hrs |
Near Rockingham
- East Rockingham, NC · 3.2k
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- Pinehurst, NC · 18k
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- Polkton, NC · 2.8k
Largest places in North Carolina
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology