Humid subtropical
Sylva, North Carolina
Jackson County, North Carolina · Population 2.6k · 2,064 ft elevation
Living in Sylva
Sylva has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 54″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sylva is an outdoor hub: about 49% 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.
Sylva at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 2,064 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 54″87th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,727 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $196k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $768/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.38%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 13.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 76%4th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 845 per 100k97th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 4,043 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 20%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 49%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,986 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 26°F | 4.8″ | 1.3″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 29°F | 4.6″ | 0.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 34°F | 4.6″ | 0.7″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 42°F | 4.7″ | — | 240 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 51°F | 4.3″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 59°F | 5.1″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 63°F | 5.0″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 229 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 33°F | 4.0″ | — | 201 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 29°F | 5.1″ | 1.5″ | 163 hrs |
Near Sylva
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- Lake Junaluska, NC · 2.9k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology