Royal Pines, NC Climate


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Royal Pines, NC has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The city experiences four distinct seasons with temperatures ranging from the mid-30s in winter to the high 80s in summer. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with most rain coming in the form of thunderstorms during the spring and early summer months. The area is also prone to occasional hurricanes, so it's important for residents to be prepared for severe weather events.

Royal Pines, North Carolina gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Royal Pines averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Royal Pines. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Royal Pines gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Royal Pines is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

8.6 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Royal Pines, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Royal Pines with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Royal Pines, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Royal Pines are September, June and May.
In Royal Pines, there are 4.4 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 Royal Pines with an average of 25.4°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Royal Pines, there are 101.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Royal Pines, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Royal Pines but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Royal Pines.
June is the wettest month in Royal Pines with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.0 inches in Royal Pines means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.
June is the rainiest month in Royal Pines with 12.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 124.5 rainy days annually in Royal Pines, which is one of the rainiest places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 9.2 inches in Royal Pines means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Royal Pines with 3.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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