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United States / North Carolina / No Metro Area / Granville County / Butner / Zip Codes
Butner, NC has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months ranges from the mid-80s to low 90s with high humidity levels. Winters are relatively mild, with temperatures ranging from the upper 30s to low 50s. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average yearly precipitation of around 45 inches. This includes both rain and snowfall, though snowfall is not very common.

Butner, North Carolina gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Butner averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Butner. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Butner gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Butner is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

7.4 Summer - 6.5 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Butner, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateButner, North CarolinaUnited States
  47.0 in.38.1 in.
  3.1 in.27.8 in.
  101.9 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  88.5°85.8°
  28.0°21.7°
  7.57
  4.54.3
  371 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 Butner with an average high temperature of 88.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Butner, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Butner are May, September and April.
In Butner, there are 32.5 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 Butner with an average of 28.0°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Butner, there are 81.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Butner, there are 0.1 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 Butner 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 Butner.
August is the wettest month in Butner with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.0 inches in Butner means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Butner with 9.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 101.9 rainy days annually in Butner, which is one of the least rainy places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.1 inches in Butner means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Butner with 1.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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