Gulf, NC Climate

Gulf, NC has a humid subtropical climate that is common in the Southeastern United States. Summers in Gulf are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 90s on most days during the summer months. Winters are mild but can still get quite chilly at times, with average lows in the mid-30s. With an average of around 50 inches of annual rainfall, Gulf also experiences its fair share of thunderstorms and showers throughout the year.

Climate	Gulf, North Carolina	United States
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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.