Ossipee, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BURLINGTON FIRE STN #5, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ossipee has an annual average temperature of 60.4°F with about 47.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.7°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.91 in) and November the driest (3.21 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,096
Cooling need
1,455

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

15 of 366 (4.1%) of Ossipee'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
73
1960s
40
1970s
51
1980s
71
1990s
49
2000s
48
2010s
34

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 51.4°F 30.7°F 41.1°F 3.96 in
February 55.1°F 32.8°F 43.9°F 3.24 in
March 62.5°F 39.3°F 50.9°F 4.44 in
April 72.1°F 47.4°F 59.8°F 3.83 in
May 79.2°F 57.1°F 68.1°F 3.63 in
June 86.4°F 65.4°F 75.9°F 4.63 in
July 89.7°F 69.4°F 79.6°F 4.39 in
August 88.3°F 68.0°F 78.1°F 4.12 in
September 82.2°F 61.3°F 71.8°F 4.91 in
October 72.9°F 49.3°F 61.1°F 3.35 in
November 62.7°F 39.2°F 50.9°F 3.21 in
December 54.3°F 33.8°F 44.1°F 3.35 in

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