Maggie Valley, NC Climate

Maggie Valley, NC is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains and has a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. The region experiences high levels of rainfall throughout the year, making it an ideal destination for outdoor recreation. Summers are usually humid and temperatures rarely exceed 80°F (27°C), while winters tend to be cold but sunny, with average low temperatures around 25°F (-4°C). Precipitation is fairly even throughout the year, ranging from 40 to 80 inches (102 to 203 cm). With its mix of warm and cold weather, Maggie Valley is an ideal destination for visitors looking to experience all four seasons.

Maggie Valley, North Carolina gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Maggie Valley averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Maggie Valley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Maggie Valley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Maggie Valley is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

8.8 Summer - 5.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Maggie Valley, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Maggie Valley, North Carolina	United States
	47.6 in.	38.1 in.
	10.8 in.	27.8 in.
	137.2 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	81.3°	85.8°
	23.2°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.7	4.3
	3012 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 Maggie Valley with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Maggie Valley, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Maggie Valley are June, August and September.

In Maggie Valley, there are 1.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Maggie Valley with an average of 23.2°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In Maggie Valley, there are 117.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In Maggie Valley, there are 1.2 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 Maggie Valley 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.

August is the wettest month in Maggie Valley with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.6 inches in Maggie Valley means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Maggie Valley with 14.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 137.2 rainy days annually in Maggie Valley, which is one of the rainiest 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 10.8 inches in Maggie Valley means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Maggie Valley with 3.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.