Northwest, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MOORES CREEK NB, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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Climate summary
Northwest has an annual average temperature of 62.7°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.5°F).
Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37°F
warmest to coldest month
Best time to visit Northwest
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All-time records →145 of 366 (39.6%) of Northwest'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 | 107 | |
| 2010s | 195 | |
| 2020s | 64 |
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 | 56.5°F | 31.5°F | 44.0°F | in | — | — |
| February | 59.1°F | 34.3°F | 46.7°F | in | — | — |
| March | 67.1°F | 40.2°F | 53.7°F | in | — | — |
| April | 75.4°F | 48.8°F | 62.1°F | in | — | — |
| May | 81.8°F | 58.0°F | 69.9°F | in | — | — |
| June | 88.4°F | 66.5°F | 77.5°F | in | — | — |
| July | 91.1°F | 70.9°F | 81.0°F | in | — | — |
| August | 89.1°F | 69.4°F | 79.3°F | in | — | — |
| September | 84.1°F | 64.1°F | 74.1°F | in | — | — |
| October | 76.0°F | 50.9°F | 63.5°F | in | — | — |
| November | 66.4°F | 41.1°F | 53.8°F | in | — | — |
| December | 58.7°F | 34.8°F | 46.8°F | in | — | — |
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