Littleton, NC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Littleton has an annual average temperature of 59.7°F with about 47.7 inches of precipitation per year and 5.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.2°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.09 in) and February the driest (2.67 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,174
Cooling need
1,284

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

16 of 366 (4.4%) of Littleton'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.

1930s
0
1940s
46
1950s
26
1960s
31
1970s
44
1980s
70
1990s
69
2000s
39
2010s
41

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 52.8°F 29.2°F 41.0°F 3.72 in 3.0 in 9
February 55.7°F 31.8°F 43.7°F 2.67 in 1.0 in 7
March 63.1°F 36.7°F 49.9°F 4.49 in 0.3 in 9
April 72.7°F 45.6°F 59.1°F 3.80 in 8
May 79.1°F 55.0°F 67.1°F 3.19 in 8
June 85.8°F 63.5°F 74.6°F 4.29 in 10
July 89.4°F 67.7°F 78.6°F 5.09 in 9
August 87.4°F 66.1°F 76.7°F 4.82 in 7
September 81.8°F 59.9°F 70.8°F 5.09 in 8
October 73.0°F 47.7°F 60.3°F 3.88 in 7
November 63.4°F 38.4°F 50.9°F 3.30 in 0.1 in 7
December 55.6°F 32.9°F 44.3°F 3.32 in 1.1 in 9

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