Zip 28039 (East Spencer, NC) Climate


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East Spencer, NC is a warm and humid place with typically mild winters and hot summers. The average annual temperature is around 73°F (23°C), the average low temperature is around 57.8°F (14.3°C) and the average high temperature is 87.4°F (30.8°C). Precipitation in East Spencer averages about 47 inches per year, including snowfall of 4 inches per year on average. The area experiences substantial amounts of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 226 sunny days throughout the course of a year, making it an enjoyable place to be for outdoor activities all year round.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 28039 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

7.3 Summer - 6.5 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 28039 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Spencer, North CarolinaUnited States
  43.1 in.38.1 in.
  3.8 in.27.8 in.
  101.8 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  88.8°85.8°
  25.7°21.7°
  7.57
  5.44.3
  712 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 28039 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the 28039 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 28039 zip code are May, September and October.
In the 28039 zip code, there are 33.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 28039 zip code with an average of 25.7°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In the 28039 zip code, there are 94.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In the 28039 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 can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 28039 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 28039 zip code.
June is the wettest month in the 28039 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.1 inches in the 28039 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in North Carolina.
May is the rainiest month in the 28039 zip code with 9.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 101.8 rainy days annually in the 28039 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.8 inches in the 28039 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 28039 zip code with 1.8 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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