Big Lick, NC Climate

Big Lick, NC has a humid subtropical climate, meaning it experiences hot and humid summers and cool winters. The average temperature ranges from 31°F (-1°C) during the winter months to 84°F (29°C) in the summertime. Rainfall is spread throughout the year with the most precipitation occurring in June, averaging 4.6 inches (117 mm). The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms due to its location near the Atlantic coast. Snowfall is rare in Big Lick, although some light snow accumulation can occur between December and March.

Climate	Big Lick, 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.