Humid subtropical

Woodfin, North Carolina

Buncombe County, North Carolina · Population 8k · 2,129 ft elevation

Living in Woodfin

Woodfin has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).

Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 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 Woodfin: about 24% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.

Woodfin at a glance

Population
8k
Elevation
2,129 ft
Average daily high
68°F58th percentile
Average daily low
47°F57th percentile
Annual precipitation
41″40th percentile
Annual snowfall
12″48th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,802 hrs50th percentile
Median AQI
4038th percentile
Median home value
$327k62th percentile
Median rent
$1,408/mo63th percentile
Median household income
$63k34th percentile
Property tax rate
0.70%26th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
4.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.0%
Unemployment rate
1.7%
Homes with broadband
92%55th percentile
Walkability index
10.268th percentile
Average commute
20 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
34%31th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
44%
Violent crime rate
244 per 100k63th percentile
Property crime rate
1,012 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8946th percentile
Outdoor access
8887th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
24%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
2,887 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Woodfin, North Carolina
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan48°F29°F3.3″3.8″189 hrs
Feb52°F32°F2.9″2.2″171 hrs
Mar59°F38°F3.5″2.0″214 hrs
Apr69°F46°F3.7″0.3″247 hrs
May77°F54°F3.5″—273 hrs
Jun83°F62°F3.4″—289 hrs
Jul86°F65°F4.1″—284 hrs
Aug85°F64°F3.6″—275 hrs
Sep79°F58°F3.7″—242 hrs
Oct70°F47°F2.6″—233 hrs
Nov59°F38°F3.0″0.5″208 hrs
Dec51°F32°F3.3″2.7″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