Humid subtropical
Roxboro, North Carolina
Person County, North Carolina · Population 8.1k · 722 ft elevation
Living in Roxboro
Roxboro has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 61 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Roxboro at a glance
- Population
- 8.1k
- Elevation
- 722 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,956 hrs64th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $139k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $787/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $39k4th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.87%42th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 793 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,955 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 428th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4545th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 26°F | 4.0″ | 1.7″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 28°F | 2.9″ | 0.7″ | 182 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 34°F | 4.3″ | 0.3″ | 223 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 43°F | 4.0″ | — | 262 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 53°F | 3.7″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 66°F | 3.8″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 57°F | 5.2″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 29°F | 4.0″ | 0.7″ | 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