Belmont, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AP, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Belmont has an annual average temperature of 61.4°F with about 43.6 inches of precipitation per year and 3.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.8°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.35 in) and February the driest (3.13 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,862
Cooling need
1,560

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

72 of 366 (19.7%) of Belmont'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.

1930s
6
1940s
51
1950s
86
1960s
29
1970s
15
1980s
34
1990s
24
2000s
33
2010s
50
2020s
38

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 52.3°F 31.8°F 42.1°F 3.49 in 1.6 in 10
February 56.6°F 34.9°F 45.7°F 3.13 in 1.1 in 10
March 64.2°F 41.2°F 52.7°F 3.95 in 0.3 in 10
April 73.2°F 49.1°F 61.1°F 3.84 in 9
May 80.1°F 58.0°F 69.0°F 3.36 in 10
June 86.9°F 66.2°F 76.6°F 3.99 in 11
July 90.3°F 69.9°F 80.1°F 3.74 in 11
August 88.6°F 68.7°F 78.6°F 4.35 in 10
September 82.8°F 62.6°F 72.7°F 3.71 in 8
October 73.3°F 50.4°F 61.9°F 3.16 in 7
November 62.9°F 39.8°F 51.4°F 3.31 in 0.1 in 8
December 54.9°F 34.5°F 44.7°F 3.57 in 0.4 in 10

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