Clayton, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CLAYTON WTP, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Clayton has an annual average temperature of 59.9°F with about 52.1 inches of precipitation per year and 3.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (6.14 in) and February the driest (3.07 in). Snow typically falls from December through January.
Best time to visit Clayton
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →53 of 366 (14.5%) of Clayton'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.
| 1950s | 16 | |
| 1960s | 48 | |
| 1970s | 69 | |
| 1980s | 73 | |
| 1990s | 52 | |
| 2000s | 40 | |
| 2010s | 29 | |
| 2020s | 39 |
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 | 52.0°F | 29.5°F | 40.7°F | 4.28 in | 2.2 in | 10 |
| February | 55.6°F | 30.8°F | 43.2°F | 3.07 in | 0.1 in | 9 |
| March | 63.2°F | 37.2°F | 50.2°F | 4.10 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| April | 72.7°F | 45.8°F | 59.2°F | 3.64 in | — | 9 |
| May | 79.2°F | 56.2°F | 67.7°F | 4.06 in | — | 10 |
| June | 85.7°F | 64.6°F | 75.1°F | 4.21 in | — | 10 |
| July | 89.0°F | 69.0°F | 79.0°F | 6.14 in | — | 11 |
| August | 87.4°F | 67.6°F | 77.5°F | 5.86 in | — | 10 |
| September | 82.0°F | 61.6°F | 71.8°F | 5.89 in | — | 8 |
| October | 72.5°F | 48.7°F | 60.6°F | 3.47 in | — | 8 |
| November | 62.9°F | 38.0°F | 50.5°F | 3.59 in | — | 8 |
| December | 55.1°F | 32.2°F | 43.6°F | 3.82 in | 0.8 in | 11 |
Climate twins of Clayton
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