Lenoir, NC Climate


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Lenoir, NC has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually hot and humid, with highs in the mid-80s and lows in the mid-60s. Winters are mild, with average temperatures ranging from the upper 30s to the low 50s. Spring and autumn feature pleasant weather with temperatures in the mid-50s to 70s. The area receives an average of about 45 inches of rainfall annually, most of which falls during summer months.

Lenoir, North Carolina gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lenoir averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Lenoir. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lenoir gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lenoir is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

7.8 Summer - 6.4 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Lenoir, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLenoir, North CarolinaUnited States
  48.4 in.38.1 in.
  3.7 in.27.8 in.
  115.7 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  87.9°85.8°
  27.1°21.7°
  7.67
  4.64.3
  1171 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Lenoir with an average high temperature of 87.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Lenoir, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lenoir are May, September and June.
In Lenoir, there are 27.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lenoir with an average of 27.1°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Lenoir, there are 83.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Lenoir, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Lenoir during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Lenoir.
July is the wettest month in Lenoir with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.4 inches in Lenoir means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Lenoir with 12.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 115.7 rainy days annually in Lenoir, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.7 inches in Lenoir means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Lenoir with 1.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 6 years ago

I wrote a positive review of Lenoir 4 years ago and my opinion of the town has nothing but improved since living here over time. They've added a new movie theater, new  More

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Over 10 years ago

I know the unemployment rate in Lenoir is not superb, but the lifestyle here is wonderful! I've lived outside Chicago, rural Oklahoma and New Hampshire, outside Ft.  More

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As a lifelong resident, one of the primary reasons I remained here was the abundance of employment. But in the late 90's we began a slow downturn, until many of the  More

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