Bath, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from AURORA 6 N, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bath has an annual average temperature of 63.3°F with about 51.6 inches of precipitation per year and 0.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.2°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.92 in) and November the driest (3.12 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,376
Cooling need
1,773

Best time to visit Bath

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Bath's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1970s
66
1980s
88
1990s
79
2000s
59
2010s
71
2020s
3

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 53.4°F 36.2°F 44.8°F 3.90 in 0.1 in 11
February 55.6°F 38.3°F 47.0°F 3.41 in 0.1 in 10
March 62.2°F 44.2°F 53.2°F 3.75 in 10
April 71.8°F 52.7°F 62.2°F 3.54 in 8
May 78.5°F 61.9°F 70.2°F 3.97 in 9
June 85.6°F 69.9°F 77.7°F 5.12 in 10
July 88.9°F 73.8°F 81.3°F 5.24 in 12
August 87.0°F 72.7°F 79.8°F 5.92 in 10
September 81.9°F 68.0°F 74.9°F 5.90 in 9
October 73.4°F 57.0°F 65.2°F 4.01 in 8
November 63.8°F 47.5°F 55.6°F 3.12 in 8
December 56.3°F 39.8°F 48.0°F 3.68 in 10

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