East Spencer, NC Climate


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East Spencer, NC has a humid subtropical climate with warm to hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 79°F with temperatures occasionally reaching into the upper 90s. Winters are typically mild with temperatures averaging around 45°F, but can dip into the 20s on some occasions. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an annual average of 44 inches.

East Spencer, North Carolina gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Spencer averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in East Spencer. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Spencer 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 26
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.4 Summer - 6.6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in East Spencer, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Spencer, North CarolinaUnited States
  43.0 in.38.1 in.
  3.8 in.27.8 in.
  101.7 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  88.8°85.8°
  25.7°21.7°
  7.67
  4.74.3
  715 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 East Spencer with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In East Spencer, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Spencer are May, September and October.
In East Spencer, there are 33.7 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 East Spencer with an average of 25.7°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In East Spencer, there are 93.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In East Spencer, 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 East Spencer 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 East Spencer.
June is the wettest month in East Spencer with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.0 inches in East Spencer means that it is one of the driest places in North Carolina.
May is the rainiest month in East Spencer with 9.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 101.7 rainy days annually in East Spencer, which is one of the least rainy places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Summer 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 3.8 inches in East Spencer means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in East Spencer with 1.8 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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