Zip 28571 (Oriental, NC) Climate

Oriental, NC has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperature in the summer is around 85°F and the average low is around 65°F. In the winter, temperatures are generally mild with highs around 55°F and lows around 33°F. Rainfall throughout the year is plentiful, with an average of nearly 50 inches annually. Humidity levels are typically high due to its proximity to both land and ocean, while snowfall averages only a few inches each winter season.

Oriental (zip 28571), North Carolina gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oriental (zip 28571) 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 Oriental (zip 28571). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oriental (zip 28571) 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 28571 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

5.6 Summer - 7.3 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 28571 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Oriental, North Carolina	United States
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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 28571 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in North Carolina. In the 28571 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 28571 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 28571 zip code, there are 34.4 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 28571 zip code with an average of 34.6°. This is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In the 28571 zip code, there are 37.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In the 28571 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 28571 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 28571 zip code with 7.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.5 inches in the 28571 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 28571 zip code with 13.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 117.2 rainy days annually in the 28571 zip code, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.4 inches in the 28571 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in the 28571 zip code with 0.8 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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