Burke County, NC Climate

Burke County, NC has a humid subtropical climate, with warm summers and cool winters. The average temperature ranges from the low 40s in winter to the mid 80s in summer. Summers are usually hot and humid, with frequent afternoon thunderstorms. Winters are mild and wet, with occasional snowfall. Spring and fall are mild and pleasant with moderate temperatures. Average annual rainfall is approximately forty-four inches, most of which falls between March and September.

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

Burke County averages 8 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 Burke County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Burke County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.8 Summer - 6.3 Winter

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

Climate	Burke, North Carolina	United States
	47.9 in.	38.1 in.
	8.2 in.	27.8 in.
	116.8 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	86.7°	85.8°
	26.5°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.6	4.3
	1494 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 Burke County with an average high temperature of 86.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Burke County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Burke County are September, May and June.

In Burke County, there are 24.2 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 Burke County with an average of 26.5°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In Burke County, there are 87.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In Burke County, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Burke County 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 Burke County.

June is the wettest month in Burke County with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.9 inches in Burke County means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Burke County with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 116.8 rainy days annually in Burke County, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.2 inches in Burke County means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Burke County with 2.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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