Climate in Oriental, North Carolina

Oriental, North Carolina gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oriental averages 1 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 Oriental. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oriental gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for Oriental with an average high temperature of 89.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in North Carolina. In Oriental, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oriental are May, October and April.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Oriental with an average of 34.6°. This is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In Oriental, there are 34.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in North Carolina.

In Oriental, there are 37.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In Oriental, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

August is the wettest month in Oriental with 7.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.5 inches in Oriental means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Oriental with 13.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 117.2 rainy days annually in Oriental, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.4 inches in Oriental means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Oriental with 0.8 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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