High Point, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HIGH PT, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
High Point has an annual average temperature of 61.1°F with about 48.3 inches of precipitation per year and 1.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.6°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.06 in) and February the driest (3.17 in). Snow typically falls from December through January.
Best time to visit High Point
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →28 of 366 (7.7%) of High Point'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.
| 1920s | 34 | |
| 1930s | 106 | |
| 1940s | 45 | |
| 1950s | 35 | |
| 1960s | 6 | |
| 1970s | 13 | |
| 1980s | 27 | |
| 1990s | 23 | |
| 2000s | 44 | |
| 2010s | 23 | |
| 2020s | 10 |
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 | 51.7°F | 31.6°F | 41.7°F | 3.83 in | 1.3 in | 11 |
| February | 56.0°F | 34.3°F | 45.2°F | 3.17 in | — | 9 |
| March | 64.1°F | 40.5°F | 52.3°F | 4.09 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| April | 73.7°F | 49.3°F | 61.5°F | 4.05 in | — | 10 |
| May | 80.1°F | 57.6°F | 68.8°F | 3.76 in | — | 10 |
| June | 86.5°F | 65.7°F | 76.1°F | 4.37 in | — | 10 |
| July | 89.4°F | 69.3°F | 79.4°F | 4.56 in | — | 11 |
| August | 88.0°F | 68.3°F | 78.1°F | 5.06 in | — | 10 |
| September | 82.4°F | 62.1°F | 72.2°F | 4.79 in | — | 9 |
| October | 73.3°F | 50.4°F | 61.9°F | 3.27 in | — | 8 |
| November | 62.3°F | 40.5°F | 51.4°F | 3.57 in | — | 8 |
| December | 53.8°F | 34.4°F | 44.1°F | 3.75 in | 0.5 in | 11 |
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