Elizabethtown, NC Climate


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United States / North Carolina / No Metro Area / Bladen County / Elizabethtown / Zip Codes
Elizabethtown, NC has a humid subtropical climate with warm temperatures and abundant rainfall throughout the year. Summers are hot and humid, with daytime highs often reaching the upper 80s and low 90s. Winters are mild and brief, with temperatures usually staying above freezing. The area receives around 46 inches of rainfall each year and experiences moderate amounts of snowfall in some winter months. Strong thunderstorms can be expected throughout the summer months due to its location in the southeastern US.

Elizabethtown, North Carolina gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Elizabethtown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elizabethtown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 32
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateElizabethtown, North CarolinaUnited States
  48.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.8 in.27.8 in.
  106.4 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  90.3°85.8°
  31.5°21.7°
  7.47
  4.84.3
  108 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 Elizabethtown with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Carolina. In Elizabethtown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elizabethtown are October, May and April.
In Elizabethtown, there are 47.0 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 Elizabethtown with an average of 31.5°. This is warmer than most places in North Carolina.
In Elizabethtown, there are 59.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in North Carolina.
In Elizabethtown, 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 Elizabethtown 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.
August is the wettest month in Elizabethtown with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.5 inches in Elizabethtown means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Elizabethtown with 10.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 106.4 rainy days annually in Elizabethtown, which is less rainy than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.8 inches in Elizabethtown means that it is one of the least snowy places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Elizabethtown with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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