Humid subtropical
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Buncombe County, North Carolina · Population 6k · 2,215 ft elevation
Living in Swannanoa
Swannanoa has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 54″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Swannanoa: about 13% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,000 ft around town.
Swannanoa at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 2,215 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 54″87th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,802 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $271k52th percentile
- Median rent
- $692/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.52%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,018 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 29°F | 4.3″ | 1.5″ | 189 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 31°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 171 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 37°F | 4.5″ | — | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 45°F | 4.7″ | — | 247 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 5.0″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 5.4″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 4.9″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 5.1″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 37°F | 3.7″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 0.5″ | 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