Woodfin, NC Climate


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Woodfin, NC is located in the Appalachian Mountains and has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures usually reaching the low 90s in July and August. Winters are generally mild to cool with temperatures ranging from the low 20s to the mid 40s. Precipitation is abundant year-round, especially during the summer months when thunderstorms are common. Snowfall in Woodfin typically occurs between late November and early March but can vary significantly from year to year.

Woodfin, North Carolina gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Woodfin averages 10 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 Woodfin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Woodfin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Woodfin, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWoodfin, North CarolinaUnited States
  41.4 in.38.1 in.
  10.3 in.27.8 in.
  114.2 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  84.5°85.8°
  24.8°21.7°
  7.67
  4.84.3
  2116 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 Woodfin with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Woodfin, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Woodfin are September, May and June.
In Woodfin, there are 9.5 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 Woodfin with an average of 24.8°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Woodfin, there are 100.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Woodfin, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Woodfin 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 Woodfin.
June is the wettest month in Woodfin with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.4 inches in Woodfin means that it is one of the driest places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Woodfin with 11.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 114.2 rainy days annually in Woodfin, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.3 inches in Woodfin means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Woodfin with 3.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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