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United States / North Carolina / No Metro Area / Swain County / Bryson City / Zip Codes
Bryson City, NC has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high summer temperature is about 82°F (28°C) with average lows of 66°F (19°C). Winters in Bryson City are generally mild by North American standards, with temperatures reaching an average high of 47°F (8°C) and an average low of 26°F (-3°C). The area sees an average annual rainfall of 50 inches (127 cm), and snowfall typically ranges from 6 to 8 inches per year.

Bryson City, North Carolina gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bryson City averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Bryson City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bryson City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.5 Summer - 6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Bryson City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBryson City, North CarolinaUnited States
  55.5 in.38.1 in.
  5.7 in.27.8 in.
  124.0 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  84.3°85.8°
  23.4°21.7°
  7.67
  4.74.3
  1732 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 Bryson City with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Bryson City, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bryson City are September, May and June.
In Bryson City, there are 6.9 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 Bryson City with an average of 23.4°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Bryson City, there are 113.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Bryson City, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Bryson City but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Bryson City.
January is the wettest month in Bryson City with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.5 inches in Bryson City means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Bryson City with 12.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in Bryson City, which is rainier 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 5.7 inches in Bryson City means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Bryson City with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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gary · Franklin, NC
Beautiful place
Over 15 years ago

Bryson Citys landscape is beautiful. Lush green with streams and a few waterfalls thrown in. Temperature is mild with summers in the upper 80s and low 90s but humidity  More

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Mike · West Palm Beach, FL
Can't Wait to move there
Over 16 years ago

My wife and I started taking vacations to Bryson City a few years ago. We now make a couple stops per year there and have met some interesting folks. There are many  More

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