Zip 28722 (Columbus, NC) Climate

The climate in 28722 Columbus, NC is generally warm and humid for most of the year. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to 95°F during peak months. Winters tend to be mild with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Annual precipitation averages around 50 inches, making it a fairly wet area throughout the year. The area receives more than 200 sunny days per year, giving it a great deal of natural light for outdoor activities and sightseeing.

Columbus (zip 28722), North Carolina gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Columbus (zip 28722) averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Columbus (zip 28722). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Columbus (zip 28722) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 29
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 28722 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

7.5 Summer - 6.5 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 28722 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Columbus, North Carolina	United States
	55.5 in.	38.1 in.
	3.9 in.	27.8 in.
	116.8 days	106.2 days
	220 days	205 days
	87.6°	85.8°
	28.5°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	5	4.3
	1120 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 28722 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the 28722 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 28722 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 28722 zip code, there are 25.0 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 28722 zip code with an average of 28.5°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the 28722 zip code, there are 73.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the 28722 zip code, 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 28722 zip code 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 28722 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 4.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.5 inches in the 28722 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 28722 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 116.8 rainy days annually in the 28722 zip code, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.9 inches in the 28722 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 28722 zip code with 1.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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