Zip 27379 (Yanceyville, NC) Climate

Yanceyville, NC 27379 has a mild climate with warm summers and cool winters. The average daily high temperatures during the summer range from the mid-80s to low 90s, while the average daily low temperatures rarely dip below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. During the winter months, the average highs are in the upper 40s to mid 50s and lows range from just above freezing to around 30 degrees. Yanceyville receives around 48 inches of precipitation annually, much of which falls during thunderstorms in the spring and summer months.

Yanceyville (zip 27379), North Carolina gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Yanceyville (zip 27379) averages 5 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 Yanceyville (zip 27379). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Yanceyville (zip 27379) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 27379 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

7.1 Summer - 6.3 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 27379 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Yanceyville, North Carolina	United States
	45.9 in.	38.1 in.
	5.1 in.	27.8 in.
	114.4 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	88.9°	85.8°
	28.0°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.8	4.3
	492 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 27379 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in North Carolina. In the 27379 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 27379 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 27379 zip code, there are 38.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 27379 zip code with an average of 28.0°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the 27379 zip code, there are 79.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the 27379 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 27379 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 27379 zip code with 4.5 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 45.9 inches in the 27379 zip code means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 27379 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 114.4 rainy days annually in the 27379 zip code, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.1 inches in the 27379 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 27379 zip code with 2.6 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.