Millers Creek, NC Climate


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Millers Creek, NC has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the 90s. Winters are milder than other areas of the state, with temperatures rarely falling below freezing. Rainfall is consistent throughout the year, with the most precipitation occurring in summer and early fall. The area also experiences an average of 33 days of thunderstorms each year, giving it a reputation for being relatively stormy during certain times of the year.

Millers Creek, North Carolina gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Millers Creek averages 6 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 Millers Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Millers Creek 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Millers Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMillers Creek, North CarolinaUnited States
  49.5 in.38.1 in.
  5.9 in.27.8 in.
  124.0 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  87.3°85.8°
  27.0°21.7°
  7.57
  4.44.3
  1417 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 Millers Creek with an average high temperature of 87.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Millers Creek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Millers Creek are May, September and June.
In Millers Creek, there are 25.2 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 Millers Creek with an average of 27.0°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Millers Creek, there are 86.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Millers Creek, 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 is usually acceptable in Millers Creek 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 Millers Creek.
August is the wettest month in Millers Creek with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.5 inches in Millers Creek means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Millers Creek with 12.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in Millers Creek, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in Millers Creek means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Millers Creek with 2.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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