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United States / North Carolina / Durham-Chapel Hill Metro Area / Durham County / Rougemont / Zip Codes
Rougemont, NC has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature is around 61°F (16°C) with January being the coldest month and July being the hottest. Average annual precipitation in Rougemont is around 47 inches (119 cm). Snowfall is rare but possible during the winter months, typically occurring in February or March.

Rougemont, North Carolina gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rougemont averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Rougemont. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rougemont gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 27
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rougemont 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 Rougemont, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Rougemont with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Rougemont, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rougemont are May, September and June.
In Rougemont, there are 30.8 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 Rougemont with an average of 26.6°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Rougemont, there are 87.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Rougemont, 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 Rougemont 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 Rougemont.
July is the wettest month in Rougemont with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in Rougemont means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Rougemont with 9.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 99.7 rainy days annually in Rougemont, which is one of the least rainy places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Summer 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 4.8 inches in Rougemont means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Rougemont with 2.5 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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