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United States / North Carolina / No Metro Area / Mitchell County / Bakersville / Zip Codes
Bakersville, NC enjoys a temperate climate with mild winters and warm summers. The average temperature year-round is around 70°F and the average annual rainfall is approximately 44 inches. The area typically receives an average of 219 sunny days per year, giving residents plenty of opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities like hiking and fishing. Summer temperatures can reach up to the 90s, while winter temperatures rarely dip below freezing. Bakersville offers a perfect balance of mild weather for those who don't enjoy extreme heat or cold conditions.

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

Bakersville averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Bakersville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bakersville 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 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bakersville 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 Bakersville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBakersville, North CarolinaUnited States
  52.6 in.38.1 in.
  13.5 in.27.8 in.
  126.7 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  81.3°85.8°
  22.4°21.7°
  7.47
  4.64.3
  2470 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 Bakersville with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Bakersville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bakersville are June, August and July.
In Bakersville, there are 1.4 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 Bakersville with an average of 22.4°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Bakersville, there are 120.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Bakersville, 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 Bakersville 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 Bakersville 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 52.6 inches in Bakersville means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Bakersville with 12.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 126.7 rainy days annually in Bakersville, 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 13.5 inches in Bakersville means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Bakersville with 4.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Judy · Port Penn, DE
Attitude
Over 16 years ago

We lived in the outskirts of Bakersville, NC for six years and found that the people were very nice. However, they did not like outsiders and although everyone invites  More

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