Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area, NC Climate

The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild to cool winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 84 degrees Fahrenheit, with temperatures occasionally reaching into the 90s. Winters are milder, averaging around 50 degrees Fahrenheit, but temperatures can dip into the 20s at night. The area receives an average of about 46 inches of precipitation each year, most of it falling during the late spring and early summer months. Humidity levels are higher throughout the year due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area, North Carolina gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

7.8 Summer - 6.4 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	United States
	46.6 in.	38.1 in.
	5.4 in.	27.8 in.
	112.3 days	106.2 days
	217 days	205 days
	87.4°	85.8°
	27.0°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	4.6	4.3
	1302 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 the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area are May, September and June.

In the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area, there are 26.0 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 the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area with an average of 27.0°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area, there are 85.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area, 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 the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area 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 the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area.

July is the wettest month in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 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 46.6 inches in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 112.3 rainy days annually in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area, which is about average compared to other 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 5.4 inches in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area with 2.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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