Delco, NC Climate


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Delco, NC has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The summer months are usually long and hot, with temperatures reaching the low to mid-90s on many days. Winters in Delco tend to be mild, usually staying in the low 40s during the day and dropping into the 20s at night. Rainfall is plentiful during the year with most months getting around four inches of precipitation. Spring and fall are milder months with temperatures ranging from mid-50s to mid-70s throughout the day.

Delco, North Carolina gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Delco averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Delco. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Delco gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Delco is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

5.8 Summer - 7.1 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Delco, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDelco, North CarolinaUnited States
  54.7 in.38.1 in.
  1.1 in.27.8 in.
  120.5 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  90.1°85.8°
  30.6°21.7°
  7.47
  4.94.3
  46 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 Delco with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Carolina. In Delco, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Delco are October, May and April.
In Delco, there are 43.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Delco with an average of 30.6°. This is warmer than most places in North Carolina.
In Delco, there are 61.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in North Carolina.
In Delco, 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.
Humidity in Delco can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
September is the wettest month in Delco with 7.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.7 inches in Delco means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Delco with 13.5 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 120.5 rainy days annually in Delco, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.1 inches in Delco means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Delco with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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