Zip 27948 (Kill Devil Hills, NC) Climate

Kill Devil Hills, NC, US has a moderate climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in summer is around 85°F while the average low temperature in winter is around 45°F. Rainfall occurs throughout the year, usually between April and October, and snow is rare but possible during January or February. Humidity levels remain fairly constant throughout the year. Overall, Kill Devil Hills enjoys pleasant weather year-round.

Kill Devil Hills (zip 27948), North Carolina gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kill Devil Hills (zip 27948) 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 (zip 27948). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kill Devil Hills (zip 27948) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 34
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 27948 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

6.6 Summer - 7 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 27948 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina	United States
	48.7 in.	38.1 in.
	1.0 in.	27.8 in.
	109.4 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	87.4°	85.8°
	33.6°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	4.4	4.3
	14 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 27948 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the 27948 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 27948 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 27948 zip code, there are 22.2 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 27948 zip code with an average of 33.6°. This is warmer than most places in North Carolina.

In the 27948 zip code, there are 41.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In the 27948 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 27948 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 27948 zip code with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.7 inches in the 27948 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 27948 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 109.4 rainy days annually in the 27948 zip code, 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 1.0 inches in the 27948 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 27948 zip code with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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