Bethany, NC Climate

Bethany, NC has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and warm to hot summers. Average temperatures range from the high 20s to mid-50s in winter and from the low 70s to upper 80s in summer. The area receives an average of 47 inches of precipitation annually, with most falling in the warmer months from April through September. Snowfall is rare, occurring only a few days each year. Humidity levels are generally moderate and clear skies are common throughout the year.

Climate	Bethany, North Carolina	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.