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United States / North Carolina / Mount Airy Metro Area / Surry County / Lowgap / Zip Codes
Lowgap, NC has a humid subtropical climate which is characterized by hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80°F, while winter temperatures can drop to around 40°F. During the summer months, Lowgap receives an average of 4 inches of rain per month. Winters are usually mild with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Lowgap gets an average of 8 inches of snow each year, mostly falling in January and February.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.5 Summer - 6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Lowgap, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLowgap, North CarolinaUnited States
  45.8 in.38.1 in.
  9.6 in.27.8 in.
  111.7 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  85.0°85.8°
  23.1°21.7°
  7.57
  4.74.3
  1457 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 Lowgap with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Lowgap, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lowgap are September, May and June.
In Lowgap, there are 15.7 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 Lowgap with an average of 23.1°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Lowgap, there are 115.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Lowgap, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lowgap but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Lowgap with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in Lowgap means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.
May is the rainiest month in Lowgap with 11.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 111.7 rainy days annually in Lowgap, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 9.6 inches in Lowgap means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Lowgap with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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