Laurel, NC Climate

Laurel, NC enjoys mild winters and warm summers with an average temperature of about 71°F throughout the year. The area gets an average annual rainfall of around 44 inches, with snowfall occurring on occasion in the winter months. Due to its coastal location, Laurel benefits from a humid subtropical climate that is characterized by short cold spells and lengthy warm spells. It is also prone to periods of high humidity and thunderstorms during summer months.

Climate	Laurel, 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.