Courthouse, NC Climate

Courthouse, NC is located in the southeastern corner of the state and experiences a humid subtropical climate. Summers tend to be hot and humid with occasional thunderstorms that bring heavy rainfall. Winters are mild and relatively short with occasional cold spells. The average temperature each year is around 71°F, with July averaging at 88°F and January averaging 40°F. Precipitation throughout the year averages 47 inches, making it one of the wettest parts of North Carolina.

Climate	Courthouse, North Carolina	United States
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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.