Belwood, NC Climate


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Belwood, NC has a humid subtropical climate with mild temperatures in the winter and hot and humid summers. The warmest months of the year are June, July, and August when temperatures can reach into the 90s. In the winter, temperatures often cool down to around freezing or slightly below. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year with an average of 48 inches of rain annually. Additionally, Belwood receives approximately 208 sunny days per year on average.

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

Belwood averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Belwood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Belwood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 28
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateBelwood, North CarolinaUnited States
  47.5 in.38.1 in.
  4.6 in.27.8 in.
  107.1 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  88.8°85.8°
  28.0°21.7°
  7.67
  4.64.3
  1020 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 Belwood with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Belwood, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Belwood are May, September and October.
In Belwood, there are 33.1 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 Belwood with an average of 28.0°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Belwood, there are 78.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Belwood, 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.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Belwood 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 Belwood.
August is the wettest month in Belwood with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.6 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 47.5 inches in Belwood means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Belwood with 10.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 107.1 rainy days annually in Belwood, 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 4.6 inches in Belwood means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Belwood with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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