Zip 28743 (Hot Springs, NC) Climate

The climate in 28743 Hot Springs, NC is mild and temperate. Summers are generally hot and humid with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 80s and cooling to the low 70s at night. Winters are relatively mild with daytime temperatures typically ranging between 40°F and 50°F but can sometimes dip into the 20s at night. Spring and fall bring cooler temperatures with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. The area receives an average of around 43 inches of precipitation per year, most of which falls between May and September.

Hot Springs (zip 28743), North Carolina gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hot Springs (zip 28743) averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Hot Springs (zip 28743). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hot Springs (zip 28743) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 28743 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

8.6 Summer - 6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 28743 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hot Springs, North Carolina	United States
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	85.5°	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 28743 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the 28743 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 28743 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 28743 zip code, there are 13.6 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 28743 zip code with an average of 24.2°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the 28743 zip code, there are 106.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In the 28743 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 28743 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and June.

July is the wettest month in the 28743 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.6 inches in the 28743 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 28743 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 127.4 rainy days annually in the 28743 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 14.5 inches in the 28743 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in the 28743 zip code with 4.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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zacariah · Hot Springs, NC

Re-live the civil war a confederate disaster.

Over 6 years ago

A true storybook horror show. Phony smiles, all about the tourism dollars. Locals never leave the county, they control the courts, the sherriff dept., politics, etc. More