Zip 27022 (Lawsonville, NC) Climate

Lawsonville, NC has a humid subtropical climate typical of the southeastern United States. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the 90’s while winters can be cool, but mild with temperatures typically staying in the 50’s. Average snowfall is low for this region, with about six inches per year. The area experiences plenty of rain throughout the year with an average annual precipitation of around 45 inches.

Lawsonville (zip 27022), North Carolina gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lawsonville (zip 27022) averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Lawsonville (zip 27022). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lawsonville (zip 27022) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 27022 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

8 Summer - 6.3 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 27022 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 27022 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the 27022 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 27022 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 27022 zip code, there are 23.7 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 27022 zip code with an average of 25.5°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the 27022 zip code, there are 98.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the 27022 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 27022 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 27022 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 27022 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.9 inches in the 27022 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 27022 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 110.4 rainy days annually in the 27022 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.3 inches in the 27022 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 27022 zip code with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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