Haw Rvr, NC Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Haw Rvr's primary NOAA station, HAW RVR 1E.
The climate verdict for Haw Rvr
Water is the standout signal in Haw Rvr, North Carolina: 47.2 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 60°F. It scores 80/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 76% of them.
- 60°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 80/100
- comfort score, above 76% of station-mapped location scores
- 47.2"
- yearly precipitation total
- 213 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Haw Rvr: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00313919 · Haw Rvr, NC 60°F mean · 47.2" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 60°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,009
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Norfolk Rich
- PRCP-MID 47.2"
- SWING-MID 40°F
- COMF-TOP 80/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,552 HDD
- STN-1 USC00313919
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Norfolk Rich, VA (+ 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.
- Haw Rvr (this station) 60°F
- Hot Clarksville, VA 60°F
- Near Norfolk Rich, VA 60°F
- Near Jornada, NM 60°F
- Near Plains, TX 60°F
Climate Living Index · Haw Rvr
Haw Rvr: 74/100 · grade B
Haw Rvr publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Haw Rvr, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 80/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 80 calendar days | 82/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 59.5°F · 8.0° from 67.5°F | 75/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 213 days/year | 74/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 47.2 in · 12.2 from 35 in | 57/100 · C |
Haw Rvr · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Haw Rvr is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 39.3°F and warmest-month mean 79.5°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
- 79.5°F
- Coldest month
- 39.3°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 · heating-led station
Where Haw Rvr sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Haw Rvr's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 27% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Haw Rvr sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 26% wettest
- Haw Rvr's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 37th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Haw Rvr compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Haw Rvr's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
80 Top 24% score exceeds 76% 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F (10°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 3.3" | 20.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 54°F (12°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 3.0" | 16.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 62°F (17°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 4.1" | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 72°F (22°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 4.1" | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| May | 80°F (26°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 3.8" | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| June | 87°F (31°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 4.8" | 0.0 | 12.3 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 80°F (26°C) | 4.3" | 0.0 | 19.2 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 4.4" | 0.0 | 14.1 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 4.9" | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| October | 72°F (22°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 3.5" | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| November | 61°F (16°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 3.4" | 12.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 53°F (12°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 3.6" | 16.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Haw Rvr works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 90°F by July 10 and hold at or above 90°F on 16 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 64 dates, bottoming at 28°F around January 17.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 7 through July 22, covering 16 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 7 to October 21.
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.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 18, then returns to freezing around December 17, covering 64 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
April 13 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Haw Rvr.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Haw Rvr spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 29% of the annual total and December through February 21%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Haw Rvr has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 40.2°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 4.9" and February 3.0". The three wettest months together take 30% 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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 3
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 4
50% probability date
Growing Season
213 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,552
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,593
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NC closest to Haw Rvr 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 (60°F here).
- Alamo, TN 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Alto, GA 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Bristow, OK 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Corning, AR 60°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (47.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Lugoff, SC 47.2" · 0.0" off
- Painter, VA 47.2" · 0.0" off
- Silverton, OR 47.2" · 0.0" off
- Alton, MO 47.2" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Haw Rvr's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Haw Rvr's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,552 annual heating degree days against 1,593 for cooling. Its 40.2°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Haw Rvr's frost-free season lasts about 213 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Haw Rvr's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 40.2°F. The annual average is 60°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Haw Rvr carries 47.2 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Haw Rvr's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Haw Rvr, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead 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 Haw Rvr's primary station: HAW RVR 1E (USC00313919). 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 Haw Rvr; 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 Haw Rvr 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.