Westfield, NC Climate

Westfield, NC has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and plenty of precipitation throughout the year. The average temperature in the summer months can reach up to about 90°F while winter temperatures typically remain in the mid to low 50s. The area generally gets about 50 inches of rain each year, making Westfield one of the rainiest places in North Carolina. In addition, Westfield occasionally experiences thunderstorms and an occasional tornado.

Climate	Westfield, 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.