Zip 28713 (Bryson City, NC) Climate

The climate in 28713 Bryson City, NC is typically mild and temperate. Summers tend to be warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to the mid 80s during the day and cooling off to the low 60s at night time. Winters are cool and wet with the occasional snow but generally temperatures remain between 40 and 50 during the day. Springtime brings pleasant weather with mostly sunny skies, while autumn is relatively short and brings crisp, cool air along with occasional rain showers. In general, Bryson City experiences a mild climate year-round with distinct seasonal changes.

Bryson City (zip 28713), North Carolina gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bryson City (zip 28713) averages 6 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 Bryson City (zip 28713). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bryson City (zip 28713) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 28713 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

8.5 Summer - 6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 28713 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bryson City, North Carolina	United States
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	84.3°	85.8°
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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 28713 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In the 28713 zip code, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 28713 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 28713 zip code, there are 6.9 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 28713 zip code with an average of 23.4°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the 28713 zip code, there are 113.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the 28713 zip code, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 28713 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 28713 zip code.

January is the wettest month in the 28713 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.5 inches in the 28713 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 28713 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in the 28713 zip code, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.7 inches in the 28713 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 28713 zip code with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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