Hillsborough, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DURHAM 11 W, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Hillsborough has an annual average temperature of 59.1°F with about 46.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.1°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.59 in) and February the driest (3.27 in).
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All-time records →211 of 366 (57.7%) of Hillsborough'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.
| 2000s | 54 | |
| 2010s | 204 | |
| 2020s | 108 |
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 | 50.3°F | 30.1°F | 40.2°F | 3.44 in | — | 10 |
| February | 54.1°F | 32.3°F | 43.2°F | 3.27 in | — | 11 |
| March | 61.6°F | 38.7°F | 50.2°F | 4.24 in | — | 12 |
| April | 70.9°F | 47.2°F | 59.1°F | 3.95 in | — | 9 |
| May | 77.2°F | 55.5°F | 66.3°F | 3.79 in | — | 11 |
| June | 84.3°F | 63.1°F | 73.7°F | 4.22 in | — | 10 |
| July | 88.0°F | 67.4°F | 77.7°F | 4.21 in | — | 11 |
| August | 86.2°F | 66.4°F | 76.3°F | 3.79 in | — | 10 |
| September | 80.4°F | 60.3°F | 70.3°F | 5.59 in | — | 9 |
| October | 71.3°F | 48.3°F | 59.8°F | 3.34 in | — | 8 |
| November | 61.1°F | 38.4°F | 49.7°F | 3.31 in | — | 9 |
| December | 52.9°F | 32.8°F | 42.9°F | 3.55 in | — | 11 |
Climate twins of Hillsborough
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