Cleveland County, NC Climate

Cleveland County, NC has a humid subtropical climate which is marked by warm, humid summers and mild to cool winters. The average temperature for the year is 63.1°F. Summers typically reach into the mid to upper 80s with high humidity and occasional thunderstorms. Winters usually range from the low to mid 40s during the day and can drop even lower at night. Snowfall is light, but can be occasionally heavy when winter storms hit the region. Rainfall averages around 48 inches per year, mainly falling between April and October.

Cleveland County, North Carolina gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cleveland County averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Cleveland County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cleveland County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.4 Summer - 6.6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Cleveland County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cleveland, North Carolina	United States
	47.7 in.	38.1 in.
	3.6 in.	27.8 in.
	107.5 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	89.0°	85.8°
	27.5°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	4.6	4.3
	896 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 Cleveland County with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in North Carolina. In Cleveland County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cleveland County are May, September and October.

In Cleveland County, there are 34.4 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 Cleveland County with an average of 27.5°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In Cleveland County, there are 82.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In Cleveland County, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

Humidity in Cleveland County 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.

March is the wettest month in Cleveland County with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in Cleveland County means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Cleveland County with 10.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 107.5 rainy days annually in Cleveland County, which is less rainy 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 3.6 inches in Cleveland County means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Cleveland County with 1.6 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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