Selma, NC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Selma has an annual average temperature of 61.6°F with about 49.4 inches of precipitation per year and 0.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.4°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.54 in) and October the driest (3.21 in). Snow typically falls from December through December.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,865
Cooling need
1,641

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

43 of 366 (11.7%) of Selma'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.

1890s
1
1910s
31
1920s
37
1930s
54
1940s
40
1950s
64
1960s
11
1970s
26
1980s
25
1990s
18
2000s
10
2010s
30
2020s
19

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 53.6°F 31.4°F 42.5°F 3.45 in 0.1 in 11
February 57.0°F 33.3°F 45.2°F 3.31 in 10
March 64.5°F 39.3°F 51.9°F 4.01 in 11
April 74.1°F 47.5°F 60.8°F 3.69 in 9
May 81.0°F 57.4°F 69.2°F 4.20 in 10
June 88.3°F 65.9°F 77.1°F 4.67 in 10
July 91.7°F 70.8°F 81.2°F 5.54 in 12
August 89.3°F 68.6°F 78.9°F 5.28 in 10
September 83.6°F 62.9°F 73.3°F 5.51 in 9
October 74.3°F 50.1°F 62.2°F 3.21 in 8
November 64.4°F 39.0°F 51.7°F 3.25 in 9
December 56.7°F 33.8°F 45.2°F 3.25 in 0.7 in 10

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