Mount Airy Metro Area, NC Climate

The Mount Airy, NC Metro Area experiences a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid with average temperatures ranging from mid-70s to mid-90s, while winter temperatures range from the mid-30s to the low-50s. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with the wettest month being July. Snowfall is generally light, typically occurring between December and March. The area often sees stretches of mild weather during fall and spring months as well. Despite its occasional extreme weather events, Mount Airy provides an enjoyable climate for all its residents throughout the year.

Mount Airy Metro Area, North Carolina gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Airy Metro Area averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Mount Airy Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Airy Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the Mount Airy metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mount Airy, North Carolina	United States
	46.7 in.	38.1 in.
	7.9 in.	27.8 in.
	118.1 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	86.7°	85.8°
	24.5°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.7	4.3
	1224 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 Mount Airy metro area with an average high temperature of 86.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy metro area are September, May and June.

In the Mount Airy metro area, there are 21.8 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 the Mount Airy metro area with an average of 24.5°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the Mount Airy metro area, 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 the Mount Airy metro area, there are 0.3 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 the Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy metro area.

July is the wettest month in the Mount Airy metro area with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.7 inches in the Mount Airy metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the Mount Airy metro area with 12.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 118.1 rainy days annually in the Mount Airy metro area, 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 7.9 inches in the Mount Airy metro area means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the Mount Airy metro area with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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