Iredell County, NC Climate

Iredell County, North Carolina experiences a humid subtropical climate. It has hot and humid summers with temperatures ranging from the mid-80s to low 90s and mild winters with temperatures ranging from the upper 30s to mid 50s. Precipitation throughout the year is fairly consistent, but there is slightly more precipitation in spring and summer months. The county also experiences an average of five snow days annually.

Iredell County, North Carolina gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Iredell County averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Iredell County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Iredell County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 6.4 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Iredell County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Iredell, North Carolina	United States
	45.2 in.	38.1 in.
	4.6 in.	27.8 in.
	106.4 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	87.9°	85.8°
	24.6°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	4.8	4.3
	898 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 Iredell County with an average high temperature of 87.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Iredell County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Iredell County are May, September and June.

In Iredell County, there are 29.0 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 Iredell County with an average of 24.6°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In Iredell County, there are 103.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In Iredell County, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Iredell County 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 Iredell County.

June is the wettest month in Iredell County with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.2 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 45.2 inches in Iredell County means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Iredell County with 10.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 106.4 rainy days annually in Iredell County, which is less rainy than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.6 inches in Iredell County means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Iredell County with 2.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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