Zip 27865 (Pinetown, NC) Climate

The climate in 27865 Pinetown, NC is generally warm and humid throughout the year. Summers in the area tend to be hot and humid, while winters tend to be mild but still cool. Generally speaking, temperatures rarely drop below freezing or reach above 90°F during the summer months. Rainfall can occur throughout the year but tends to be more frequent during spring and fall seasons. The area also experiences occasional bouts of thunderstorms and hurricanes due to its proximity to the coast.

Pinetown (zip 27865), North Carolina gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pinetown (zip 27865) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Pinetown (zip 27865). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pinetown (zip 27865) 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 27865 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

5.8 Summer - 7.1 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 27865 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pinetown, North Carolina	United States
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	89.0°	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 27865 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in North Carolina. In the 27865 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 27865 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 27865 zip code, there are 35.6 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 27865 zip code with an average of 33.6°. This is warmer than most places in North Carolina.

In the 27865 zip code, there are 39.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In the 27865 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 27865 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 27865 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 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 49.2 inches in the 27865 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 27865 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 109.7 rainy days annually in the 27865 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 1.3 inches in the 27865 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in the 27865 zip code with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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