Brunswick, NC Climate


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Brunswick, NC has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot humid summers. During the winter months, temperatures can drop to around 40°F with occasional snowfall. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the mid-90s. The area experiences moderate rainfall year-round with an average of about 50 inches annually. Thunderstorms are common during the summer months, bringing occasional hail, high winds, and heavy rain.

Brunswick, North Carolina gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brunswick averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Brunswick. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brunswick gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6 Summer - 7.1 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Brunswick, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBrunswick, North CarolinaUnited States
  49.2 in.38.1 in.
  1.6 in.27.8 in.
  112.5 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  90.2°85.8°
  31.3°21.7°
  7.57
  4.94.3
  79 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 Brunswick with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Carolina. In Brunswick, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brunswick are October, May and April.
In Brunswick, there are 43.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Brunswick with an average of 31.3°. This is warmer than most places in North Carolina.
In Brunswick, there are 58.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in North Carolina.
In Brunswick, 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 Brunswick 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.
September is the wettest month in Brunswick with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.2 inches in Brunswick means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
August is the rainiest month in Brunswick with 11.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 112.5 rainy days annually in Brunswick, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.6 inches in Brunswick means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Brunswick with 0.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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