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United States / North Carolina / Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area / Catawba County / St. Stephens / Zip Codes
St. Stephens, NC enjoys a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months ranges between 75 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures range from 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of around 48 inches annually, making it a great place for outdoor activities all year round.

St. Stephens, North Carolina gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Stephens averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in St. Stephens. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Stephens 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 6.5 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in St. Stephens, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Stephens, North CarolinaUnited States
  45.1 in.38.1 in.
  3.4 in.27.8 in.
  110.7 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  87.6°85.8°
  28.4°21.7°
  7.67
  4.64.3
  1119 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 St. Stephens with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In St. Stephens, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Stephens are May, September and June.
In St. Stephens, there are 27.2 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 St. Stephens with an average of 28.4°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In St. Stephens, there are 74.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In St. Stephens, 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 St. Stephens 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 St. Stephens.
July is the wettest month in St. Stephens with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.3 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 45.1 inches in St. Stephens means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in St. Stephens with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 110.7 rainy days annually in St. Stephens, which is about average compared to other 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 3.4 inches in St. Stephens means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in St. Stephens with 1.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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