Zip 28678 (Stony Point, NC) Climate

28678 Stony Point, NC has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the average temperature in the winter months is around 46 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average of 48 inches of rainfall annually, mainly occurring during the summer months. There is occasional snowfall throughout the year, but generally it does not accumulate. Humidity levels are generally high throughout the year and temperatures tend to be cooler near water bodies like rivers or lakes.

Stony Point (zip 28678), North Carolina gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Stony Point (zip 28678) averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Stony Point (zip 28678). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stony Point (zip 28678) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 28
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 28678 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

7.8 Summer - 6.4 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 28678 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Stony Point, North Carolina	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	87.3°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.6	Unlock
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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 28678 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the 28678 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 28678 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 28678 zip code, there are 24.5 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 28678 zip code with an average of 27.7°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the 28678 zip code, there are 80.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the 28678 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 28678 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 28678 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 28678 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 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 44.7 inches in the 28678 zip code means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 28678 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 106.7 rainy days annually in the 28678 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.4 inches in the 28678 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 28678 zip code with 2.0 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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