Zip 28556 (Merritt, NC) Climate

Merritt, NC (28556) has a mild climate throughout the year. Summers are generally warm and humid with temperatures reaching up into the mid-80s during the day and cooling down to the low 60s at night. Winters in Merritt bring chilly days with highs usually topping out around 50 degrees and lows dropping into the upper 20s. The area receives an average of 48 inches of rain per year, distributed fairly evenly throughout the seasons, with snowfall occurring only rarely during the winter months.

Merritt (zip 28556), North Carolina gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Merritt (zip 28556) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Merritt (zip 28556). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Merritt (zip 28556) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 28556 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

5.6 Summer - 7.3 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 28556 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Merritt, North Carolina	United States
	52.6 in.	38.1 in.
	1.0 in.	27.8 in.
	116.8 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	89.4°	85.8°
	34.3°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.5	4.3
	3 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 28556 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in North Carolina. In the 28556 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 28556 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 28556 zip code, there are 37.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 28556 zip code with an average of 34.3°. This is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In the 28556 zip code, there are 37.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In the 28556 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

Humidity in the 28556 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

August is the wettest month in the 28556 zip code with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.6 inches in the 28556 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 28556 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 116.8 rainy days annually in the 28556 zip code, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.0 inches in the 28556 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in the 28556 zip code with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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