Richlands, NC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Richlands has an annual average temperature of 60.9°F with about 55.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.5°F). August is typically the wettest month (7.56 in) and January the driest (2.75 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,877
Cooling need
1,413

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

210 of 366 (57.4%) of Richlands'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
85
2010s
178
2020s
103

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 54.3°F 31.5°F 42.9°F 2.75 in 8
February 56.8°F 33.3°F 45.0°F 3.74 in 8
March 64.5°F 38.6°F 51.6°F 3.80 in 8
April 73.2°F 45.9°F 59.5°F 3.90 in 7
May 80.0°F 56.0°F 68.0°F 4.89 in 9
June 86.8°F 64.3°F 75.5°F 4.93 in 9
July 89.9°F 67.6°F 78.7°F 6.03 in 10
August 87.9°F 67.1°F 77.5°F 7.56 in 11
September 82.6°F 62.1°F 72.4°F 6.80 in 9
October 74.2°F 50.5°F 62.4°F 3.64 in 7
November 64.3°F 39.4°F 51.8°F 3.52 in 7
December 57.4°F 34.3°F 45.9°F 3.92 in 9

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