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Metro Raleigh, NC

Cream Cat Covey throw on a sofa, cat nested in the stay-open cave, Raleigh, NC
Communities
12
Surrounding pop.
1,341,667
Radius
98 mi
Days under 45°F
113

Definition

For coverage purposes, metro Raleigh is Raleigh, NC together with every incorporated community within 98 miles that is closer to Raleigh than to any other metro anchor — 12 communities and about 1,341,667 people beyond the core city. Communities are assigned to their nearest anchor, so the boundaries follow travel distance rather than county lines.

Geography

The anchor sits at 35.7796°, -78.6382°. Coverage extends in 5 compass directions from it, reaching 98 miles at its furthest. The largest surrounding community is Greensboro, NC — 279,639 people, 67.7 miles west.

Climate

Between October and April the Raleigh area averages an overnight low of 43.2°F and reaches 13.4°F at its coldest, with 113 days below 45°F — about 3.7 months. A cat’s thermoneutral zone starts around 86°F against a typical indoor 64–72°F, so those are the months an indoor cat here is actively hunting for a heat source.

Source: Open-Meteo historical archive, 2024-10-01 to 2025-04-30.

Close view of the Purrch sherpa pouch holding its shape, Raleigh, NC

Municipalities

Grouped by population. Each has its own page with local figures.

Places with 100,000 to 399,999 inhabitants4

Places with 75,000 to 99,999 inhabitants1

Places with 50,000 to 74,999 inhabitants4

Places with 25,000 to 49,999 inhabitants3

Cat Covey in this market

A 60″ × 50″ throw with a stay-open pouch sewn into the foot end. The cat takes the cave. Micro Mink fleece outside at 280–320 GSM, Sherpa lining the pouch at 200–250 GSM. Purrch $79, Clowder $99, Nines $119 — free shipping over $79, everywhere in this metro.

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