Stokesdale, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AP, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Stokesdale has an annual average temperature of 59.6°F with about 44 inches of precipitation per year and 7.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.1°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.59 in) and February the driest (2.81 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,306
Cooling need
1,350

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

37 of 366 (10.1%) of Stokesdale'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.

1920s
8
1930s
56
1940s
54
1950s
52
1960s
25
1970s
32
1980s
33
1990s
21
2000s
35
2010s
35
2020s
15

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 49.3°F 30.1°F 39.7°F 3.39 in 2.9 in 10
February 53.3°F 32.7°F 43.0°F 2.81 in 2.0 in 10
March 61.3°F 39.3°F 50.3°F 3.72 in 0.9 in 11
April 71.0°F 47.9°F 59.4°F 3.78 in 10
May 78.0°F 57.1°F 67.5°F 3.49 in 11
June 85.2°F 65.4°F 75.3°F 4.09 in 11
July 88.5°F 69.3°F 78.9°F 4.18 in 11
August 86.6°F 68.0°F 77.3°F 4.36 in 10
September 80.4°F 61.5°F 71.0°F 4.59 in 8
October 71.0°F 49.4°F 60.2°F 3.10 in 8
November 60.6°F 38.9°F 49.7°F 3.27 in 0.1 in 8
December 52.0°F 33.0°F 42.5°F 3.17 in 1.2 in 9

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