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United States / North Carolina / Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area / Caldwell County / Granite Falls / Zip Codes
Granite Falls, NC has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and warm summers. The average temperatures range from the mid-30s in winter to the mid-80s in summer. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, averaging around 48 inches annually. During the warm months, thunderstorms can occur frequently due to the high humidity levels. In addition, Granite Falls is located near the Blue Ridge Mountains and experiences cooler temperatures during fall and winter months due to its elevation.

Granite Falls, North Carolina gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Granite Falls averages 5 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 Granite Falls. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Granite Falls gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Granite Falls is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

7.7 Summer - 6.4 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Granite Falls, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Granite Falls with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Granite Falls, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Granite Falls are May, September and June.
In Granite Falls, there are 27.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Granite Falls with an average of 27.3°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Granite Falls, there are 82.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Granite Falls, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls.
July is the wettest month in Granite Falls with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in Granite Falls means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Granite Falls with 11.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 113.0 rainy days annually in Granite Falls, which is rainier 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 4.6 inches in Granite Falls means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Granite Falls with 2.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Derrick · Granite Falls, NC
Inaccurate information
Over 15 years ago

I was just wondering what is your source of information. I live in Granite Falls, NC, and the elevation is not 976 ft. as listed, but 1214 feet. Also, the annual  More

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