Pine Knoll Shores, NC Climate


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Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina has a pleasant temperate climate characterized by mild winters and warm summers. The average temperature ranges from an average low of around 50 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter to an average high of 86 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer months. The area is known for its abundant rainfall throughout the year, with even higher levels during the summer months than during the rest of the year. The humidity is also generally high, making for hot days and cool nights.

Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pine Knoll Shores averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Pine Knoll Shores. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pine Knoll Shores gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 35
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pine Knoll Shores is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

5.6 Summer - 7.3 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Pine Knoll Shores, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePine Knoll Shores, North CarolinaUnited States
  57.0 in.38.1 in.
  1.0 in.27.8 in.
  111.3 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  86.8°85.8°
  35.0°21.7°
  7.47
  4.64.3
  10 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 Pine Knoll Shores with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Pine Knoll Shores, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pine Knoll Shores are May, October and September.
In Pine Knoll Shores, there are 8.3 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 Pine Knoll Shores with an average of 35.0°. This is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.
In Pine Knoll Shores, there are 32.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.
In Pine Knoll Shores, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.
Humidity in Pine Knoll Shores can be oppressive during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
August is the wettest month in Pine Knoll Shores with 7.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.0 inches in Pine Knoll Shores means that it is one of the wettest places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Pine Knoll Shores with 12.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 111.3 rainy days annually in Pine Knoll Shores, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.0 inches in Pine Knoll Shores means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Pine Knoll Shores with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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