Hogback, NC Climate

Hogback, NC has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in summer is around 78°F while the average winter temperature is around 40°F. Rainfall is common throughout the year, though it tends to be heavier from late May to early August than other months. On average, Hogback receives around 46 inches of rain each year. Snowfall is rare during the winter, but does occur on occasion when temperatures drop low enough. Humidity is fairly high all year round and can be quite oppressive during the hotter summer months.

Climate	Hogback, North Carolina	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.