Kill Devil Hills Metro Area, NC Climate

Kill Devil Hills, NC Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by mild winters and hot summers. The average temperature throughout the year is 61°F with an average high of 81°F in July and an average low of 39°F in January. Rainfall usually stays consistent throughout the year with between 4-7 inches of rainfall per month. Snowfall is rare in the area but occasional snow accumulations can occur between December and February. Despite its coastal geography, hurricanes are not common in Kill Devil Hills since they tend to move towards the outer banks of North Carolina rather than directly inland.

Kill Devil Hills Metro Area, North Carolina gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kill Devil Hills Metro Area averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Kill Devil Hills Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kill Devil Hills Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 36
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Kill Devil Hills metro area is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

6.2 Summer - 7.2 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the Kill Devil Hills metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina	United States
	52.7 in.	38.1 in.
	1.3 in.	27.8 in.
	109.8 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	86.6°	85.8°
	36.1°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.4	4.3
	10 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 Kill Devil Hills metro area with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the Kill Devil Hills 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 Kill Devil Hills metro area are May, September and June.

In the Kill Devil Hills metro area, there are 15.1 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 Kill Devil Hills metro area with an average of 36.1°. This is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In the Kill Devil Hills metro area, there are 29.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In the Kill Devil Hills metro area, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

Humidity in the Kill Devil Hills metro area 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.

August is the wettest month in the Kill Devil Hills metro area with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.7 inches in the Kill Devil Hills metro area means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the Kill Devil Hills metro area with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 109.8 rainy days annually in the Kill Devil Hills 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.3 inches in the Kill Devil Hills metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in the Kill Devil Hills metro area with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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