Humid subtropical
Siler City, North Carolina
Chatham County, North Carolina · Population 7.9k · 610 ft elevation
Living in Siler City
Siler City has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 72 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Siler City at a glance
- Population
- 7.9k
- Elevation
- 610 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,968 hrs65th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $155k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $958/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 404 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,178 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 30°F | 3.9″ | 0.4″ | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 39°F | 4.2″ | 0.6″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | — | 263 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 56°F | 3.6″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 65°F | 3.7″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 3.8″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 67°F | 4.0″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 61°F | 5.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 38°F | 3.5″ | — | 210 hrs |
| Dec | 53°F | 33°F | 3.6″ | 0.4″ | 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