Advance, NC Climate


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The climate in Advance, NC is typically mild and pleasant. The average temperature throughout the year ranges from around 50°F during the winter months to over 90°F in the summertime. The area sees an average of 43 inches of rain annually and receives an average of 206 sunny days every year, with July being the sunniest month. Winters tend to be relatively mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Snowfall is also rare, averaging only a few inches each year.

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

Advance averages 6 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 Advance. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Advance 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 6.4 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Advance, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAdvance, North CarolinaUnited States
  44.5 in.38.1 in.
  5.5 in.27.8 in.
  108.4 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  88.3°85.8°
  25.4°21.7°
  7.67
  4.44.3
  823 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 Advance with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Advance, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Advance are May, September and October.
In Advance, there are 30.9 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 Advance with an average of 25.4°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Advance, there are 98.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Advance, 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 Advance 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 Advance.
July is the wettest month in Advance with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.5 inches in Advance means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Advance with 10.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 108.4 rainy days annually in Advance, which is less rainy than most 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 5.5 inches in Advance means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Advance with 2.5 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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