Clay, NC Climate

Clay, NC experiences four distinct seasons annually. The summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching the low to mid 90s and the winters are fairly mild with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. The area typically sees precipitation year-round with an average of 45 inches per year. Spring is usually fairly wet while the autumn months tend to be drier. Clay, NC offers a variety of outdoor activities for residents and visitors alike due to its temperate climate throughout the year.

Climate	Clay, 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.