Cooper Gap, NC Climate

Cooper Gap, NC has a temperate climate with hot summers and mild winters. With an average temperature of 68°F (20°C), the weather is usually sunny and warm during the summer months with temperatures rarely rising above 90°F (32°C). During the winter months, temperatures typically stay in the low to mid-50s (10-12°C) and can dip below freezing at times. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year with rain showers lasting several days and occasional snowfall in December or January.

Climate	Cooper Gap, 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.