Big Creek, NC Climate

Big Creek, NC has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and plenty of precipitation throughout the year. The area experiences mild temperatures in the spring and fall, with average high temperatures ranging from 70-80°F and lows generally between 50-65°F. In the summer, temperatures often reach into the mid-90s during the day and rarely dip below 75°F overnight. Winters are usually mild but can occasionally feature strong cold fronts that bring frosty temperatures for brief periods of time. Big Creek receives an average of 45 inches of rainfall each year, with most occurring during the warm months between May and October.

Climate	Big Creek, 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.