Rockwell, NC Climate

Rockwell, NC has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 63°F (17°C). During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 95°F (35°C) with high levels of humidity while during winter temperatures can drop as low as 24°F (-4°C). The area experiences roughly 48 inches of rain annually, spread out evenly throughout the year.

Rockwell, North Carolina gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rockwell averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Rockwell. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rockwell gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.1 Summer - 6.6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Rockwell, while January and July 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 Rockwell with an average high temperature of 89.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Carolina. In Rockwell, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rockwell are May, September and October.

In Rockwell, there are 40.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rockwell with an average of 27.4°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In Rockwell, there are 81.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In Rockwell, there are 0.1 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 Rockwell 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 Rockwell.

June is the wettest month in Rockwell with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.6 inches in Rockwell means that it is one of the driest places in North Carolina.

June is the rainiest month in Rockwell with 9.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 101.7 rainy days annually in Rockwell, which is one of the least rainy places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.8 inches in Rockwell means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Rockwell with 1.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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