Spencer, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SALISBURY, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Spencer has an annual average temperature of 59.3°F with about 43.7 inches of precipitation per year and 2.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.59 in) and February the driest (2.97 in). Snow typically falls from December through January.
Best time to visit Spencer
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →19 of 366 (5.2%) of Spencer'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 | 19 | |
| 1900s | 47 | |
| 1910s | 40 | |
| 1920s | 30 | |
| 1930s | 39 | |
| 1940s | 69 | |
| 1950s | 37 | |
| 1960s | 6 | |
| 1970s | 26 | |
| 1980s | 18 | |
| 1990s | 6 | |
| 2000s | 10 | |
| 2010s | 8 | |
| 2020s | 11 |
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 | 50.2°F | 29.0°F | 39.6°F | 3.46 in | 1.4 in | 9 |
| February | 54.2°F | 31.8°F | 43.0°F | 2.97 in | 0.1 in | 8 |
| March | 62.0°F | 38.2°F | 50.1°F | 4.09 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| April | 71.6°F | 47.6°F | 59.6°F | 3.69 in | — | 8 |
| May | 78.3°F | 56.3°F | 67.3°F | 3.43 in | — | 8 |
| June | 85.2°F | 64.8°F | 75.0°F | 4.28 in | — | 9 |
| July | 88.2°F | 68.6°F | 78.4°F | 4.59 in | — | 9 |
| August | 86.4°F | 67.3°F | 76.9°F | 3.74 in | — | 8 |
| September | 80.5°F | 60.5°F | 70.5°F | 3.83 in | — | 7 |
| October | 71.6°F | 48.1°F | 59.8°F | 2.97 in | — | 6 |
| November | 60.8°F | 37.3°F | 49.0°F | 3.13 in | — | 6 |
| December | 52.9°F | 31.5°F | 42.2°F | 3.50 in | 0.8 in | 8 |
Climate twins of Spencer
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).