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United States / North Carolina / Durham-Chapel Hill Metro Area / Chatham County / Siler City / Zip Codes
Siler City, NC has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and cool winters. Average highs in the summer are around 86°F (30?) with lows around 64°F (18?). Average winter temperatures include an average high of 51°F (11?) and an average low of 31°F (-1?). Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with no clear dry season. The city receives around 47 inches (119 cm) of precipitation annually.

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

Siler City averages 2 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 Siler City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Siler City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.1 Summer - 6.6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Siler City, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSiler City, North CarolinaUnited States
  45.9 in.38.1 in.
  2.2 in.27.8 in.
  108.3 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  88.9°85.8°
  28.1°21.7°
  7.57
  4.64.3
  607 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 Siler City with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in North Carolina. In Siler City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Siler City are May, September and April.
In Siler City, there are 36.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Siler City with an average of 28.1°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Siler City, there are 75.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Siler City, 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 Siler City can be uncomfortable 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.
July is the wettest month in Siler City with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is December with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.9 inches in Siler City means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Siler City with 10.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 108.3 rainy days annually in Siler City, which is less rainy than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.2 inches in Siler City means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Siler City with 0.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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