Eureka, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GOLDSBORO AG 1 N, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Eureka has an annual average temperature of 60.7°F with about 52.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.6°F). September is typically the wettest month (7.27 in) and February the driest (3.15 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,027
Cooling need
1,473

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

274 of 366 (74.9%) of Eureka'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.

2010s
212
2020s
154

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 51.6°F 31.6°F 41.6°F 3.76 in — —
February 54.8°F 33.3°F 44.0°F 3.15 in — —
March 62.4°F 39.1°F 50.7°F 3.94 in — —
April 71.7°F 47.5°F 59.6°F 3.82 in — —
May 78.6°F 57.9°F 68.3°F 4.01 in — —
June 85.6°F 66.5°F 76.0°F 4.43 in — —
July 88.3°F 71.1°F 79.7°F 5.50 in — —
August 86.2°F 69.2°F 77.7°F 6.08 in — —
September 81.5°F 63.3°F 72.4°F 7.27 in — —
October 72.8°F 51.6°F 62.2°F 3.54 in — —
November 62.4°F 40.0°F 51.2°F 3.39 in — —
December 54.8°F 34.8°F 44.8°F 3.64 in — —

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