McDonald, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LUMBERTON MUNI AP, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
McDonald has an annual average temperature of 63.5°F with about 42.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 35.3°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.93 in) and October the driest (2.29 in).
Best time to visit McDonald
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →94 of 366 (25.7%) of McDonald'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 | 10 | |
| 1950s | 130 | |
| 1990s | 4 | |
| 2000s | 87 | |
| 2010s | 86 | |
| 2020s | 49 |
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 | 54.6°F | 35.3°F | 44.9°F | 2.55 in | — | 9 |
| February | 58.6°F | 37.4°F | 48.0°F | 2.77 in | — | 9 |
| March | 65.8°F | 43.1°F | 54.5°F | 3.26 in | — | 10 |
| April | 74.7°F | 50.7°F | 62.7°F | 2.85 in | — | 8 |
| May | 82.5°F | 59.5°F | 71.0°F | 3.41 in | — | 10 |
| June | 88.8°F | 68.7°F | 78.8°F | 4.92 in | — | 12 |
| July | 91.0°F | 72.3°F | 81.6°F | 4.61 in | — | 12 |
| August | 89.1°F | 70.9°F | 80.0°F | 4.77 in | — | 13 |
| September | 84.2°F | 64.8°F | 74.5°F | 4.93 in | — | 10 |
| October | 75.9°F | 52.5°F | 64.2°F | 2.29 in | — | 8 |
| November | 65.9°F | 42.4°F | 54.1°F | 2.95 in | — | 8 |
| December | 57.5°F | 37.5°F | 47.5°F | 3.31 in | — | 9 |
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