Zip 28742 (Horse Shoe, NC) Climate

The climate in Horse Shoe, NC 28742 is generally mild with warm summers and fairly cold winters. The area experiences substantial rainfall throughout the year, with an average precipitation of around 50 inches annually. During the summer months, temperatures typically range from the mid 70s to low 80s and during winter months temperatures can drop to the low 30s. The area occasionally experiences severe weather such as thunderstorms, hail storms, tornadoes and occasional snowfall in higher elevations.

Horse Shoe (zip 28742), North Carolina gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Horse Shoe (zip 28742) averages 9 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 Horse Shoe (zip 28742). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Horse Shoe (zip 28742) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 25
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 28742 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

8.4 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 28742 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Horse Shoe, North Carolina	United States
	52.1 in.	38.1 in.
	9.0 in.	27.8 in.
	130.2 days	106.2 days
	212 days	205 days
	83.7°	85.8°
	25.2°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.8	4.3
	2153 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 28742 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In the 28742 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 28742 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 28742 zip code, there are 6.5 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 28742 zip code with an average of 25.2°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the 28742 zip code, there are 102.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the 28742 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 28742 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 28742 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 28742 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.1 inches in the 28742 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 28742 zip code with 13.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 130.2 rainy days annually in the 28742 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.0 inches in the 28742 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 28742 zip code with 3.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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