Zip 27012 (Clemmons, NC) Climate

27012 Clemmons, NC has a moderate climate with temperatures ranging from mild winters to hot summers. Summers in Clemmons are typically hot and humid, with daily high temperatures around 85°F, while the winters tend to be cool with lows near 42°F. Rainfall in the area is plentiful throughout the year, averaging over 40 inches annually. During the spring and summer months, strong thunderstorms can often roll through the area due to its location in a humid subtropical climate zone.

Clemmons (zip 27012), North Carolina gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Clemmons (zip 27012) averages 6 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 Clemmons (zip 27012). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clemmons (zip 27012) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 27012 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

7.6 Summer - 6.4 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 27012 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Clemmons, North Carolina	United States
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	88.3°	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 27012 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the 27012 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 27012 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 27012 zip code, there are 30.7 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 27012 zip code with an average of 25.4°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the 27012 zip code, there are 98.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In the 27012 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 27012 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 27012 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 27012 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 3.1 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 the 27012 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 27012 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 108.5 rainy days annually in the 27012 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 5.5 inches in the 27012 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 27012 zip code with 2.5 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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