Zip 28456 (Riegelwood, NC) Climate

The climate in 28456 Riegelwood, NC is temperate and humid. The summers are warm and the winters are mild. The area experiences plenty of sunshine throughout the year with average highs in the summer months reaching over 85°F and lows dipping down to around 40°F in the winter months. Precipitation levels are relatively moderate year round with occasional snowfall during winter months.

Riegelwood (zip 28456), North Carolina gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Riegelwood (zip 28456) averages 1 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 Riegelwood (zip 28456). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Riegelwood (zip 28456) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
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 28456 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

5.9 Summer - 7.2 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 28456 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Riegelwood, 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 28456 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Carolina. In the 28456 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 28456 zip code are October, May and April.

In the 28456 zip code, there are 42.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 28456 zip code with an average of 30.6°. This is warmer than most places in North Carolina.

In the 28456 zip code, there are 61.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in North Carolina.

In the 28456 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 28456 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 28456 zip code with 7.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 2.9 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 28456 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 28456 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 117.8 rainy days annually in the 28456 zip code, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.1 inches in the 28456 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in the 28456 zip code with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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