Zip 28781 (Topton, NC) Climate

The climate in 28781 Topton, NC is generally mild and pleasant. The warmest months of the year are June, July, and August with average highs of around 76 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters in the area tend to be cold but not overly so, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing and average lows in January coming in at around 36 degrees. Spring and Fall are often quite mild with temperatures ranging from the upper 40s to the mid 70s. Precipitation in Topton is fairly typical for this region of North Carolina, averaging around 48 inches a year.

Topton (zip 28781), North Carolina gets 73 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Topton (zip 28781) averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Topton (zip 28781). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Topton (zip 28781) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 73 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 28781 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in North Carolina.

8.5 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 28781 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Topton, North Carolina	United States
	73.0 in.	38.1 in.
	9.7 in.	27.8 in.
	131.2 days	106.2 days
	204 days	205 days
	78.4°	85.8°
	24.6°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.4	4.3
	3151 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 28781 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In the 28781 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 28781 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 28781 zip code, there are 0.9 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 28781 zip code with an average of 24.6°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the 28781 zip code, there are 101.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the 28781 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 28781 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 28781 zip code.

December is the wettest month in the 28781 zip code with 6.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 5.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 26% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 73.0 inches in the 28781 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 28781 zip code with 13.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 131.2 rainy days annually in the 28781 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.7 inches in the 28781 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 28781 zip code with 3.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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