Walnut Cove, NC has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and plenty of precipitation throughout the year. Summers usually last from May to September and temperatures average in the mid-eighties during the day, with highs reaching into the nineties on a regular basis. Winters are generally mild, with temperatures rarely falling below freezing. Rainfall totals for the area average around forty-five inches per year and snowfall is quite rare. Humidity levels can be high in the summer months, but overall this area is quite comfortable to live in all year round.
Walnut Cove, North Carolina gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.
Walnut Cove averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.
On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Walnut Cove. The US average is 205 sunny days.
Walnut Cove gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year