What is the hottest month in North Wilkesboro?

July is the warmest month in North Wilkesboro, with an average high of 86.9°F.

What is the coldest month in North Wilkesboro?

January is the coldest month in North Wilkesboro, with an average low of 27.0°F.

What month does North Wilkesboro get the most rain?

August is typically the wettest month in North Wilkesboro, with about 5.09 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is North Wilkesboro in?

North Wilkesboro is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 8a, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Has the climate in North Wilkesboro changed recently?

14.2% of North Wilkesboro's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (since 2015), compared to roughly 5% if records were evenly distributed over time.

North Wilkesboro, NC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

North Wilkesboro has an annual average temperature of 57.3°F with about 51.7 inches of precipitation per year and 5.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.0°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.09 in) and February the driest (3.31 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months

2 / 12

avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F

Annual swing

38.9°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

3,789

HDD/yr

Cooling need

999

CDD/yr

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

52 of 366 (14.2%) of North Wilkesboro'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		0
1930s		0
1940s		0
1950s		31
1960s		50
1970s		56
1980s		61
1990s		55
2000s		42
2010s		47
2020s		24

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	48.2°F	27.0°F	37.6°F	4.40 in	2.0 in	10
February	52.1°F	29.4°F	40.7°F	3.31 in	1.4 in	10
March	59.9°F	35.6°F	47.8°F	4.38 in	0.3 in	12
April	69.9°F	43.6°F	56.8°F	4.72 in	—	11
May	77.1°F	53.3°F	65.2°F	4.47 in	—	12
June	83.9°F	61.9°F	72.9°F	4.93 in	—	13
July	86.9°F	66.0°F	76.5°F	4.48 in	—	14
August	85.3°F	64.7°F	75.0°F	5.09 in	—	13
September	79.4°F	58.0°F	68.7°F	4.25 in	—	11
October	70.5°F	45.5°F	58.0°F	3.83 in	—	9
November	60.0°F	34.9°F	47.5°F	3.48 in	—	9
December	51.2°F	29.5°F	40.3°F	4.36 in	1.9 in	11