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United States / North Carolina / Asheville Metro Area / Buncombe County / Avery Creek / Zip Codes
Avery Creek, NC is located in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina and has a temperate climate. Summers are usually mild with temperatures rarely exceeding 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 Celsius). Winter temperatures can dip to as low as 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-12 Celsius) and can bring snowfall in December and January. The area also receives an average of 43 inches of rain each year, making it quite humid throughout the year. Avery Creek is also known for its beautiful spring and autumn months when temperatures tend to be particularly pleasant.

Avery Creek, North Carolina gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Avery Creek averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Avery Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Avery Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 Avery Creek with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Avery Creek, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Avery Creek are September, June and May.
In Avery Creek, there are 4.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Avery Creek with an average of 25.4°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Avery Creek, there are 102.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Avery Creek, 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 is usually acceptable in Avery Creek 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 Avery Creek.
June is the wettest month in Avery Creek with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.5 inches in Avery Creek means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.
June is the rainiest month in Avery Creek with 12.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 124.9 rainy days annually in Avery Creek, which is one of the rainiest 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 9.1 inches in Avery Creek means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Avery Creek with 3.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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