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United States / North Carolina / Kill Devil Hills Metro Area / Dare County / Rodanthe / Zip Codes
Rodanthe, NC has a humid and subtropical climate with mild winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the summer is around 75°F and during the winter it can dip to about 45°F. This area receives plenty of sunshine throughout the year, and rainfall averages around 50 inches annually. The area often experiences strong winds, particularly during hurricane season which runs from June to November each year. Thunderstorms are also common during this time as well.

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

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

Rodanthe gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
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 Rodanthe is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

6 Summer - 7.4 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Rodanthe, while July and August 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 Rodanthe with an average high temperature of 85.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Rodanthe, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rodanthe are May, September and June.
In Rodanthe, there are 10.3 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 Rodanthe with an average of 38.4°. This is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.
In Rodanthe, there are 18.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.
In Rodanthe, 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.
Humidity in Rodanthe can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
August is the wettest month in Rodanthe with 6.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.9 inches in Rodanthe means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Rodanthe with 10.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 107.2 rainy days annually in Rodanthe, which is less rainy than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.3 inches in Rodanthe means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Rodanthe with 0.7 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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