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United States / North Carolina / Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area / Burke County / Icard / Zip Codes
Icard, NC has a humid subtropical climate, which means that it is characterized by hot and humid summers with mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit while the winter temperatures are in the 30s and 40s. Rainfall occurs throughout the year and is heaviest during the summer months. The area also experiences snowfall during the winter months but does not receive a large amount of accumulation on an annual basis.

Icard, North Carolina gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Icard. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Icard gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 28
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 6.4 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Icard, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateIcard, North CarolinaUnited States
  46.1 in.38.1 in.
  4.0 in.27.8 in.
  113.2 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  87.8°85.8°
  27.6°21.7°
  7.67
  4.64.3
  1188 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 Icard with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Icard, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Icard are May, September and June.
In Icard, there are 27.3 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 Icard with an average of 27.6°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Icard, there are 80.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Icard, 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 Icard 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 Icard.
June is the wettest month in Icard with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.4 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 46.1 inches in Icard means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Icard with 11.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 113.2 rainy days annually in Icard, 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 4.0 inches in Icard means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Icard with 2.0 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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