Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Friars Point United States

In Friars Point, the summers are long, hot, and muggy; the winters are cold, wet, and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 34°F to 92°F and is rarely below 21°F or above 98°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Friars Point for warm-weather activities are from late April to early June and from late August to mid October.

The hot season lasts for 4.1 months, from May 20 to September 23, with an average daily high temperature above 83°F. The hottest month of the year in Friars Point is July, with an average high of 91°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 27 to February 25, with an average daily high temperature below 59°F. The coldest month of the year in Friars Point is January, with an average low of 35°F and high of 51°F.

In Friars Point, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Friars Point begins around June 9 and lasts for 5.1 months, ending around November 12.

The clearest month of the year in Friars Point is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 12 and lasts for 6.9 months, ending around June 9.

The cloudiest month of the year in Friars Point is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 49% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Friars Point varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.3 months, from November 27 to August 5, with a greater than 30% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Friars Point is May, with an average of 11.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.7 months, from August 5 to November 27. The month with the fewest wet days in Friars Point is September, with an average of 7.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Friars Point is May, with an average of 11.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 38% on May 15.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Friars Point experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Friars Point. The month with the most rain in Friars Point is April, with an average rainfall of 4.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Friars Point is August, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Friars Point experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from December 15 to February 28, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Friars Point is February, with an average snowfall of 1.6 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 9.6 months, from February 28 to December 15. The least snow falls around July 17, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Friars Point varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 51 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 27 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:49 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 34 minutes later at 7:24 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:52 PM on December 4, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 27 minutes later at 8:18 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Friars Point during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Friars Point experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from May 1 to October 3, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 24% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Friars Point is July, with 28.4 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Friars Point is January, with 0.3 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Friars Point experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from October 14 to May 24, with average wind speeds of more than 8.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Friars Point is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.7 months, from May 24 to October 14. The calmest month of the year in Friars Point is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.0 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Friars Point varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 6.5 months, from February 26 to September 10 and for 2.3 months, from October 7 to December 16, with a peak percentage of 49% on May 18. The wind is most often from the north for 3.9 weeks, from September 10 to October 7 and for 2.4 months, from December 16 to February 26, with a peak percentage of 34% on September 28.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Friars Point throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Friars Point for general outdoor tourist activities are from late April to early June and from late August to mid October, with a peak score in the third week of September.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Friars Point for hot-weather activities is from late May to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Friars Point typically lasts for 8.0 months (246 days), from around March 15 to around November 16, rarely starting before February 24 or after April 4, and rarely ending before October 24 or after December 8.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Friars Point should appear around February 11, only rarely appearing before January 27 or after March 1.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from April 10 to August 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Friars Point is June, with an average of 6.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from November 11 to February 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Friars Point is December, with an average of 2.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Friars Point are 34.367 deg latitude, -90.638 deg longitude, and 174 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Friars Point is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 39 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 170 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (197 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (397 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Friars Point is covered by cropland (74%) and water (18%), within 10 miles by cropland (81%), and within 50 miles by cropland (75%) and herbaceous vegetation (14%).