Powellsville, NC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Powellsville has an annual average temperature of 61.1°F with about 49.5 inches of precipitation per year and 0.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.3°F). September is typically the wettest month (6.35 in) and February the driest (3.18 in). Snow typically falls from January through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,910
Cooling need
1,512

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

33 of 366 (9%) of Powellsville'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
32
1960s
34
1970s
52
1980s
52
1990s
77
2000s
56
2010s
50
2020s
13

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 50.8°F 33.3°F 42.1°F 3.67 in 0.3 in 10
February 54.7°F 34.8°F 44.8°F 3.18 in 0.3 in 9
March 62.1°F 40.7°F 51.4°F 3.99 in 10
April 72.3°F 49.6°F 61.0°F 3.53 in 9
May 78.9°F 58.4°F 68.7°F 3.41 in 10
June 86.1°F 66.8°F 76.4°F 4.55 in 10
July 89.1°F 70.2°F 79.6°F 5.66 in 11
August 87.4°F 69.0°F 78.2°F 5.16 in 10
September 81.8°F 63.2°F 72.5°F 6.35 in 9
October 72.4°F 51.7°F 62.0°F 3.47 in 7
November 62.1°F 41.6°F 51.9°F 3.20 in 8
December 53.7°F 35.8°F 44.8°F 3.31 in 9

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