Jacksonville, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEW RIVER MCAF, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Jacksonville has an annual average temperature of 63.6°F with about 56.5 inches of precipitation per year and 0.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 35.2°F). August is typically the wettest month (7.48 in) and April the driest (3.35 in). Snow typically falls from January through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,247
Cooling need
1,749

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

38 of 366 (10.4%) of Jacksonville'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.

1950s
29
1960s
35
1970s
69
1980s
93
1990s
56
2000s
28
2010s
39
2020s
17

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 56.0°F 35.2°F 45.6°F 3.96 in 0.4 in 10
February 59.3°F 37.5°F 48.4°F 3.50 in 0.2 in 10
March 65.8°F 43.1°F 54.5°F 3.79 in 10
April 74.0°F 51.8°F 62.9°F 3.35 in 8
May 80.4°F 60.5°F 70.4°F 4.20 in 10
June 86.5°F 68.5°F 77.5°F 5.24 in 12
July 89.3°F 72.5°F 80.9°F 6.18 in 13
August 87.8°F 71.4°F 79.6°F 7.48 in 14
September 83.3°F 66.5°F 74.9°F 7.45 in 11
October 75.0°F 54.8°F 64.9°F 4.13 in 10
November 66.2°F 44.0°F 55.1°F 3.55 in 9
December 59.0°F 38.4°F 48.7°F 3.68 in 10

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