Cherry Point Mcas, NC Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Cherry Point Mcas's primary NOAA station, CHERRY POINT MCAS.
The climate verdict for Cherry Point Mcas
Water is the standout signal in Cherry Point Mcas, North Carolina: 57.4 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 64°F. It scores 87/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 87% of them.
- 64°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 87/100
- comfort score, above 87% of station-mapped location scores
- 57.4"
- annual precipitation · 1" snow
- 248 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Cherry Point Mcas: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00013754 · Cherry Point Mcas, NC 64°F mean · 57.4" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 64°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,900
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Atlanta
- PRCP-WET 57.4"
- SWING-MID 35°F
- COMF-TOP 87/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USW00013754
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Atlanta, TX (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NC station list.
- Cherry Point Mc… (this station) 64°F
- Hot Five Points, CA 64°F
- Near Atlanta, TX 64°F
- Near Columbia, SC 64°F
- Near Delano, CA 64°F
Climate Living Index · Cherry Point Mcas
Cherry Point Mcas: 69/100 · grade C
Cherry Point Mcas publishes all six Living Index dimensions from NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals.
PlainClimate-derived for Cherry Point Mcas, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 87/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 12 calendar days | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 64.3°F · 3.2° from 67.5°F | 90/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 248 days/year | 88/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.8 inches/year | 84/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 57.4 in · 22.4 from 35 in | 20/100 · F |
| Summer moisture balance | 70.7°F mean dew point | 11/100 · F |
Cherry Point Mcas · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Cherry Point Mcas is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 46.7°F and warmest-month mean 81.3°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 81.3°F
- Coldest month
- 46.7°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Cherry Point Mcas sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Cherry Point Mcas's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 14% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Cherry Point Mcas sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 8% wettest
- Cherry Point Mcas's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 83%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Cherry Point Mcas is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Cherry Point Mcas compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Cherry Point Mcas's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
87 Top 13% score exceeds 87% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Cherry Point Mcas's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 55 complete annual observations from 1946 to 2022, CHERRY POINT MCAS warmed at a fitted rate of 0.03°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Cherry Point Mcas primary station fitted change +0.03 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F (14°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 4.1" | 0.6" | 12.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 60°F (15°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 3.4" | 0.1" | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 66°F (19°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.6" | 0.0" | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 74°F (23°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| June | 87°F (31°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.4 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 7.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 13.2 |
| August | 89°F (31°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 7.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.5 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 8.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| October | 76°F (24°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 3.8" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| November | 67°F (19°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 3.8" | 0.0" | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 60°F (16°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 3.7" | 0.1" | 8.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Cherry Point Mcas runs from a mild 36°F around January 15 to 90°F at the peak near July 9, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 4 through July 15, covering 12 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 2 to November 5.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 36°F around January 15.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 1, when 44% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 28 at 28%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 126 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 7 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 22°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Cherry Point Mcas.
Where Cherry Point Mcas Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 57 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 22°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Cherry Point Mcas earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 0.6"
10.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
10.2 days with precipitation
10.5 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
9.6 days with precipitation
10.8 days with precipitation
12.9 days with precipitation
13.0 days with precipitation
10.5 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
11.1 days with precipitation
Cherry Point Mcas spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 34% of the annual total and December through February 19%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Cherry Point Mcas has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 34.6°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 8.2" and February 3.4". The three wettest months together take 40% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Cherry Point Mcas, it arrives in quantity
57.4" of precipitation falls across only about 126 wet days here, averaging 0.46 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 126 a year, 34% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.46 inches
- Most wet days
- August, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- October, about 9
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Snow reaches Cherry Point Mcas, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 0.8 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 1 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 22
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 19
50% probability date
Growing Season
248 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,348
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,118
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 9.0 | 32% | 26% |
| February | 67% | 9.4 | 30% | 26% |
| March | 67% | 9.8 | 31% | 23% |
| April | 70% | 9.1 | 28% | 19% |
| May | 74% | 7.7 | 21% | 15% |
| June | 76% | 7.2 | 22% | 11% |
| July | 79% | 6.6 | 19% | 14% |
| August | 77% | 7.3 | 23% | 16% |
| September | 78% | 7.2 | 28% | 17% |
| October | 74% | 7.5 | 36% | 19% |
| November | 72% | 7.5 | 38% | 18% |
| December | 71% | 8.2 | 35% | 22% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NC closest to Cherry Point Mcas on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (64°F here).
- Atlanta, TX 64°F · 0.0°F off
- Columbia, SC 64°F · 0.0°F off
- Delano, CA 64°F · 0.0°F off
- Kettleman City, CA 64°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (57.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Heflin, AL 57.4" · 0.0" off
- Oneonta, AL 57.4" · 0.1" off
- Malvern, AR 57.5" · 0.1" off
- Jackson, MS 57.4" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Cherry Point Mcas's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Cherry Point Mcas averages 57.4 inches of precipitation a year. Annual snowfall totals 0.8 inches. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Cherry Point Mcas's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 34.6°F. The annual average is 64°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Cherry Point Mcas's normal, at 2,348 and 2,118 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
The frost-free window extends for about 248 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Cherry Point Mcas's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Cherry Point Mcas, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Cherry Point Mcas's primary station: CHERRY POINT MCAS (USW00013754). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Cherry Point Mcas; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Cherry Point Mcas comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.