Ruffin, NC Climate


Reviews



Download our custom City Report to see exclusive
data on cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
Ruffin, NC has a mild climate throughout the year. Summers are usually warm and humid, while winters are mild with occasional cold snaps. Rainfall is abundant and distributed evenly throughout the year. The area receives around 46 inches of rain annually. Snow is rare in Ruffin, but it does occasionally occur in the winter months. In the spring and summer months, temperatures range from the mid-60s to low 80s while in winter they typically stay in the 30s range.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.5 Summer - 6.4 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Ruffin, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRuffin, North CarolinaUnited States
  45.3 in.38.1 in.
  6.1 in.27.8 in.
  112.7 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  88.2°85.8°
  28.4°21.7°
  7.57
  4.74.3
  712 ft.2443 ft.
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 Ruffin with an average high temperature of 88.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Ruffin, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ruffin are May, September and June.
In Ruffin, there are 33.0 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 Ruffin with an average of 28.4°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Ruffin, there are 75.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Ruffin, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Ruffin during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Ruffin.
July is the wettest month in Ruffin with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.3 inches in Ruffin means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Ruffin with 10.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 112.7 rainy days annually in Ruffin, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.1 inches in Ruffin means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Ruffin with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
Jobs
Compare Ruffin,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Ruffin, North Carolina to any other city in the US.