Zip 28668 (Roaring Gap, NC) Climate

The climate in 28668 Roaring Gap, NC is mild and temperate. The summers tend to be warm and humid while the winters are cool and dry. On average, the area experiences temperatures ranging from 30°F to 90°F throughout the year. In the spring, there can be occasional showers and thunderstorms but these usually clear up quickly. The area receives an average of 45 inches of precipitation annually, mostly in the form of rainfall.

Roaring Gap (zip 28668), North Carolina gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Roaring Gap (zip 28668) averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Roaring Gap (zip 28668). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Roaring Gap (zip 28668) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 28668 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in North Carolina.

8.9 Summer - 5.6 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 28668 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Roaring Gap, 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 28668 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In the 28668 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 28668 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 28668 zip code, there are 4.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 28668 zip code with an average of 21.0°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the 28668 zip code, there are 124.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the 28668 zip code, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 28668 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 28668 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.3 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 28668 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 28668 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 112.9 rainy days annually in the 28668 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.7 inches in the 28668 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 28668 zip code with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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