Catawba County, NC Climate

Catawba, NC is located in the foothills of North Carolina and has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with average highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and lows in the mid-60s. Winters are mild with average highs in the mid-50s and lows around 30 degrees. Spring and autumn are both short but pleasant seasons with temperatures ranging from the 50s to the 80s. Rainfall varies throughout the year, though spring is usually the wettest season while summer tends to be dryer. Snowfall is generally light but can occasionally be moderate or heavy depending on the winter weather patterns.

Catawba County, North Carolina gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Catawba County averages 4 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 Catawba County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Catawba County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 6.4 Winter

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

Climate	Catawba, North Carolina	United States
	45.0 in.	38.1 in.
	3.5 in.	27.8 in.
	107.2 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	87.8°	85.8°
	27.2°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	4.6	4.3
	982 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 Catawba County with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Catawba County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Catawba County are May, September and June.

In Catawba County, there are 26.8 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 Catawba County with an average of 27.2°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In Catawba County, there are 84.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In Catawba County, there are 0.2 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 Catawba 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 Catawba County.

June is the wettest month in Catawba County with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.3 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 45.0 inches in Catawba County means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Catawba County with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 107.2 rainy days annually in Catawba County, which is less rainy 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 3.5 inches in Catawba County means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Catawba County with 2.0 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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