Humid subtropical
Royal Pines, North Carolina
Buncombe County, North Carolina · Population 4.5k · 2,297 ft elevation
Living in Royal Pines
Royal Pines has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Royal Pines is an outdoor hub: about 17% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,400 ft around town.
Royal Pines at a glance
- Population
- 4.5k
- Elevation
- 2,297 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,802 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $370k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,397/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $106k77th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.63%19th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,412 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 28°F | 4.1″ | 3.6″ | 189 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 1.9″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 1.9″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 44°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 247 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 4.1″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 5.0″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 0.2″ | 208 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 31°F | 4.2″ | 2.5″ | 177 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