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United States / North Carolina / Asheville Metro Area / Madison County / Mars Hill / Zip Codes
Mars Hill, NC is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. It has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperature in the summer months can reach up to 85°F and the average low temperature in the winter months can drop down to around 30°F. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year and snowfall is common during winter months. Mars Hill offers a variety of outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, camping, and more that are great for all seasons!

Mars Hill, North Carolina gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mars Hill averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Mars Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mars Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Mars Hill, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Mars Hill with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Mars Hill, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mars Hill are September, May and June.
In Mars Hill, there are 8.6 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 Mars Hill with an average of 24.8°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Mars Hill, there are 102.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Mars Hill, there are 0.7 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 Mars Hill 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.
June is the wettest month in Mars Hill with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.2 inches in Mars Hill means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Mars Hill with 12.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 129.7 rainy days annually in Mars Hill, 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 15.3 inches in Mars Hill means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Mars Hill with 4.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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