Greensboro, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GREENSBORO WTP, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Greensboro has an annual average temperature of 59.8°F with about 45.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.80 in) and February the driest (2.55 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,258
Cooling need
1,386

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

82 of 366 (22.4%) of Greensboro'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.

1940s
11
1950s
110
1960s
52
1970s
72
1980s
5
2000s
2
2010s
86
2020s
28

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 50.0°F 29.8°F 39.9°F 3.21 in 9
February 54.2°F 32.7°F 43.5°F 2.55 in 9
March 61.9°F 39.3°F 50.6°F 3.72 in 10
April 71.4°F 48.2°F 59.8°F 3.63 in 9
May 79.0°F 57.5°F 68.3°F 3.30 in 10
June 85.1°F 65.0°F 75.1°F 5.12 in 10
July 88.6°F 70.5°F 79.5°F 5.80 in 9
August 86.5°F 68.2°F 77.4°F 4.53 in 11
September 80.6°F 61.2°F 70.9°F 4.37 in 8
October 71.4°F 49.1°F 60.3°F 3.18 in 7
November 60.5°F 38.8°F 49.7°F 3.05 in 8
December 52.5°F 32.8°F 42.6°F 3.43 in 9

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