Caroleen, NC Climate


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Caroleen, NC has a pleasant climate with mild temperatures throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid with average highs reaching into the mid-80s and occasional periods of extreme heat. Winters are mild and cool with average lows in the low 40s. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year; spring averages the highest rainfall totals while summer months tend to be dryer. The area is also susceptible to coastal storms from June through November, though they rarely cause significant damage or disruption.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Caroleen 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 Caroleen, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCaroleen, North CarolinaUnited States
  48.8 in.38.1 in.
  3.9 in.27.8 in.
  111.7 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  88.8°85.8°
  26.7°21.7°
  7.67
  4.94.3
  843 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 Caroleen with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Caroleen, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Caroleen are May, September and October.
In Caroleen, there are 32.9 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 Caroleen with an average of 26.7°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Caroleen, there are 86.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Caroleen, 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 Caroleen 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 Caroleen.
March is the wettest month in Caroleen with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.8 inches in Caroleen means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Caroleen with 11.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 111.7 rainy days annually in Caroleen, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.9 inches in Caroleen means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Caroleen with 1.8 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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