Zip 27006 (Advance, NC) Climate


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The climate in 27006 Advance, NC is warm and humid. Summers are hot with temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to the mid-90s while winters are cool and wet. Average annual rainfall is around 49 inches, with the peak months being July and August when thunderstorms are more common. Winters tend to be mild, rarely dropping below freezing during the day, though occasionally there will be a few days where the temperature dips into the teens at night. The area also enjoys four distinct seasons with beautiful blooms of flowers in spring and vibrant foliage in autumn.

Advance (zip 27006), North Carolina gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Advance (zip 27006) averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Advance (zip 27006). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Advance (zip 27006) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 6 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 27006 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

7.6 Summer - 6.4 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 27006 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAdvance, North CarolinaUnited States
  44.5 in.38.1 in.
  5.5 in.27.8 in.
  108.4 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  88.3°85.8°
  25.4°21.7°
  7.67
  4.44.3
  699 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 the 27006 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the 27006 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 27006 zip code are May, September and October.
In the 27006 zip code, there are 30.9 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 the 27006 zip code with an average of 25.4°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In the 27006 zip code, there are 98.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In the 27006 zip code, there are 0.2 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 the 27006 zip code 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 the 27006 zip code.
July is the wettest month in the 27006 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.5 inches in the 27006 zip code means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in the 27006 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 108.4 rainy days annually in the 27006 zip code, 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 5.5 inches in the 27006 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 27006 zip code with 2.5 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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