Climate in Beech Mountain, North Carolina

Beech Mountain, North Carolina gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Beech Mountain averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Beech Mountain. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Beech Mountain gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 75 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Beech Mountain is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in North Carolina.

July is the hottest month for Beech Mountain with an average high temperature of 74.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Beech Mountain, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Beech Mountain are July, August and June.

In Beech Mountain, there are 0.0 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 Beech Mountain with an average of 19.7°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In Beech Mountain, there are 126.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In Beech Mountain, there are 3.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Beech Mountain but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in Beech Mountain with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.8 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 55.0 inches in Beech Mountain means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Beech Mountain with 13.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 140.5 rainy days annually in Beech Mountain, which is one of the rainiest 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 41.5 inches in Beech Mountain means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. February is the snowiest month in Beech Mountain with 11.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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