Gibsonville, NC Climate


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Gibsonville, NC has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Summers are usually sunny and temperatures tend to remain in the high 80s and low 90s Fahrenheit with occasional heat waves reaching up into the mid to upper 90s for extended periods of time. Winters are mild but cold temperatures occur occasionally with overnight lows in the 30s and 40s Fahrenheit, accompanied by occasional snowfall. Spring and fall tend to be pleasant times of year with mild temperatures and moderate rainfall.

Gibsonville, North Carolina gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Gibsonville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gibsonville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 28
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gibsonville is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

7.1 Summer - 6.5 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Gibsonville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGibsonville, North CarolinaUnited States
  45.0 in.38.1 in.
  4.0 in.27.8 in.
  109.1 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  89.3°85.8°
  28.3°21.7°
  7.57
  4.84.3
  718 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 Gibsonville with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in North Carolina. In Gibsonville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gibsonville are May, September and October.
In Gibsonville, there are 39.9 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 Gibsonville with an average of 28.3°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Gibsonville, there are 74.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Gibsonville, 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.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Gibsonville 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 Gibsonville.
July is the wettest month in Gibsonville with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.0 inches in Gibsonville means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Gibsonville with 10.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 109.1 rainy days annually in Gibsonville, which is about average compared to other 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 4.0 inches in Gibsonville means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. February is the snowiest month in Gibsonville with 1.7 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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