Cooleemee, NC Climate


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Cooleemee, NC has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperatures in the summer range from the mid-80s to the low 90s while winter temperatures average in the mid-40s. During the spring and fall, temperatures are generally warm with occasional rain showers. On average, Cooleemee receives around 48 inches of precipitation annually, which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Humidity levels are usually high all year round due to its location near bodies of water.

Cooleemee, North Carolina gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cooleemee averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Cooleemee. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cooleemee gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

  ClimateCooleemee, North CarolinaUnited States
  43.3 in.38.1 in.
  3.9 in.27.8 in.
  102.0 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  88.7°85.8°
  25.5°21.7°
  7.67
  4.44.3
  715 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 Cooleemee with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Cooleemee, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cooleemee are May, September and October.
In Cooleemee, there are 33.7 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 Cooleemee with an average of 25.5°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Cooleemee, there are 95.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Cooleemee, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Cooleemee 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 Cooleemee.
June is the wettest month in Cooleemee with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.3 inches in Cooleemee means that it is one of the driest places in North Carolina.
May is the rainiest month in Cooleemee with 9.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 102.0 rainy days annually in Cooleemee, which is one of the least rainy places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Summer 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 Cooleemee means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Cooleemee with 1.8 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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