Zip 28718 (Cedar Mountain, NC) Climate

The climate of 28718 Cedar Mountain, NC is generally mild and pleasant. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid 70s to the low 90s. Winters are cool to cold with temperatures in the 40s and occasionally dipping into the teens. The area has a moderate amount of rainfall throughout the year, with most precipitation occurring between May and September. There may be occasional snowfall during winter months, though accumulations are usually light. Generally, the weather in Cedar Mountain is fairly mild and pleasant, making for enjoyable outdoor activities year-round.

Cedar Mountain (zip 28718), North Carolina gets 76 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cedar Mountain (zip 28718) averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Cedar Mountain (zip 28718). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cedar Mountain (zip 28718) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 76 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 28718 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 28718 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cedar Mountain, North Carolina	United States
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	79.0°	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 28718 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In the 28718 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 28718 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 28718 zip code, there are 1.8 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 28718 zip code with an average of 24.9°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the 28718 zip code, there are 100.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the 28718 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 28718 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 28718 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 28718 zip code with 7.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 5.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 76.0 inches in the 28718 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 28718 zip code with 15.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 132.2 rainy days annually in the 28718 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.5 inches in the 28718 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 28718 zip code with 4.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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