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United States / North Carolina / No Metro Area / Mitchell County / Spruce Pine / Zip Codes
Spruce Pine, NC has a moderate climate throughout the year. Summers are usually warm with temperatures rarely exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters tend to be cool with temperatures that can drop into the 20s and occasionally drop below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is spread out evenly throughout the year with only slight variations in some months. The area enjoys low humidity and typically experiences mild winds that help keep temperatures comfortable.

Spruce Pine, North Carolina gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Spruce Pine averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Spruce Pine. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spruce Pine gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Spruce Pine is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

8.9 Summer - 5.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Spruce Pine, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSpruce Pine, North CarolinaUnited States
  52.5 in.38.1 in.
  13.3 in.27.8 in.
  126.7 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  81.4°85.8°
  22.3°21.7°
  7.47
  4.64.3
  2559 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 Spruce Pine with an average high temperature of 81.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Spruce Pine, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Spruce Pine are June, August and July.
In Spruce Pine, there are 1.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Spruce Pine with an average of 22.3°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Spruce Pine, there are 120.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Spruce Pine, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Spruce Pine but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
March is the wettest month in Spruce Pine with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.5 inches in Spruce Pine means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Spruce Pine with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 126.7 rainy days annually in Spruce Pine, which is one of the rainiest 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 13.3 inches in Spruce Pine means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Spruce Pine with 4.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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