Oceanic
Waynesville, North Carolina
Haywood County, North Carolina · Population 10k · 2,759 ft elevation
Living in Waynesville
Waynesville has a oceanic climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Waynesville is an outdoor hub: about 35% 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.
Waynesville at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 2,759 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,727 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $255k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,105/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 425 per 100k83th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,084 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 22%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 35%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,986 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 23°F | 4.6″ | 2.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 26°F | 4.3″ | 1.6″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 4.5″ | 3.0″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 39°F | 4.5″ | 0.4″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 4.2″ | 0.3″ | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.2″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 30°F | 3.6″ | 0.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 26°F | 4.7″ | 2.5″ | 163 hrs |
Near Waynesville
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology