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United States / North Carolina / Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area / Rowan County / Granite Quarry / Zip Codes
Granite Quarry, NC has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average annual temperature is around 62°F (17°C). Summers are usually hot, with temperatures reaching up to 90°F (32°C), while winters are generally mild, with an average low of 35°F (2°C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with spring and summer being the wettest months. Snowfall is rare but possible in winter.

Granite Quarry, North Carolina gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Granite Quarry averages 4 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 Granite Quarry. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Granite Quarry gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 26
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.3 Summer - 6.5 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Granite Quarry, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGranite Quarry, North CarolinaUnited States
  43.1 in.38.1 in.
  3.8 in.27.8 in.
  102.2 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  88.7°85.8°
  25.7°21.7°
  7.57
  4.74.3
  801 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 Granite Quarry with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Granite Quarry, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Granite Quarry are May, September and October.
In Granite Quarry, there are 33.6 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 Granite Quarry with an average of 25.7°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Granite Quarry, there are 94.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Granite Quarry, there are 0.2 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 Granite Quarry 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 Granite Quarry.
June is the wettest month in Granite Quarry with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.2 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 43.1 inches in Granite Quarry means that it is one of the driest places in North Carolina.
May is the rainiest month in Granite Quarry with 9.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 102.2 rainy days annually in Granite Quarry, which is one of the least rainy places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Summer 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 3.8 inches in Granite Quarry means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Granite Quarry with 1.8 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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