Poplar Branch, NC Climate

Poplar Branch, NC has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot, humid summers and mild winters. Summers in Poplar Branch are typically hot and muggy with the average high temperature reaching near 90°F and lows falling to around 70°F. In the winter, temperatures usually stay around 50-60°F during the day and can dip into the 30s at night. While snowfall is not common in this area, there is occasional light snowfall each year. The area receives an average of 56 inches of rain annually, mostly from April through September.

Climate	Poplar Branch, 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.