Goldsboro, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GOLDSBORO 4 SE, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Goldsboro has an annual average temperature of 63.3°F with about 52.3 inches of precipitation per year and 2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.6°F). September is typically the wettest month (7.03 in) and November the driest (3.17 in). Snow typically falls from December through January.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,403
Cooling need
1,803

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

3 of 366 (0.8%) of Goldsboro'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.

1900s
10
1910s
34
1920s
59
1930s
81
1940s
56
1950s
38
1960s
8
1970s
19
1980s
17
1990s
25
2000s
16
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 54.2°F 34.6°F 44.4°F 3.55 in 1.3 in 12
February 58.1°F 36.4°F 47.3°F 3.24 in 10
March 65.1°F 43.1°F 54.1°F 4.22 in 11
April 75.2°F 51.0°F 63.1°F 3.90 in 9
May 81.8°F 59.5°F 70.6°F 3.52 in 10
June 88.0°F 68.8°F 78.4°F 4.40 in 10
July 91.0°F 71.7°F 81.3°F 5.42 in 13
August 89.1°F 70.8°F 80.0°F 6.42 in 11
September 83.4°F 66.3°F 74.8°F 7.03 in 10
October 74.8°F 53.9°F 64.3°F 3.79 in 7
November 65.5°F 43.3°F 54.4°F 3.17 in 8
December 57.3°F 37.3°F 47.3°F 3.60 in 0.7 in 10

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