Climate in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Transylvania County, North Carolina gets 71 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Transylvania County averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Transylvania County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Transylvania County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 71 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Transylvania County is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

July is the hottest month for Transylvania County with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Transylvania County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Transylvania County are June, August and July.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Transylvania County with an average of 24.6°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In Transylvania County, there are 3.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in North Carolina.

In Transylvania County, there are 106.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In Transylvania County, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

July is the wettest month in Transylvania County with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 4.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 71.1 inches in Transylvania County means that it is one of the wettest places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Transylvania County with 14.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 131.9 rainy days annually in Transylvania County, which is one of the rainiest places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.4 inches in Transylvania County means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Transylvania County with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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