Hofmann Forest, North Carolina climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Hofmann Forest's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 60.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.8°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,531 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHofmann Forest
- Station IDUSC00314144
- Location34.84°N 77.30°W
- Elevation47 ft (14 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Hofmann Forest is 72°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 28%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hofmann Forest.
- Jan 55° 32°
- Feb 58° 33°
- Mar 64° 38°
- Apr 73° 47°
- May 79° 55°
- Jun 85° 64°
- Jul 88° 68°
- Aug 86° 66°
- Sep 81° 62°
- Oct 74° 50°
- Nov 64° 39°
- Dec 57° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Hofmann Forest each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in September (8.41 in), the least in April (3.67 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 32°F | 43.2°F | 4.53 | 10 | <1 | 15 | 10 h |
| February | 58°F | 33°F | 45.4°F | 3.88 | 10 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 64°F | 38°F | 50.7°F | 4.24 | 10 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 47°F | 59.6°F | 3.67 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 79°F | 55°F | 67.0°F | 3.86 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 85°F | 64°F | 74.3°F | 5.92 | 11 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 88°F | 68°F | 77.6°F | 6.75 | 14 | 19 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 86°F | 66°F | 76.0°F | 7.23 | 12 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 81°F | 62°F | 71.4°F | 8.41 | 11 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 50°F | 61.7°F | 4.08 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 64°F | 39°F | 51.4°F | 3.76 | 8 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 57°F | 34°F | 45.9°F | 3.94 | 10 | <1 | 15 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 49°F | 60.4°F | 60.27 | 121 | 53 | 66 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 0°C | 6.2°C | 115 mm |
| February | 14°C | 1°C | 7.4°C | 99 mm |
| March | 18°C | 3°C | 10.4°C | 108 mm |
| April | 23°C | 8°C | 15.3°C | 93 mm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.4°C | 98 mm |
| June | 29°C | 18°C | 23.5°C | 150 mm |
| July | 31°C | 20°C | 25.3°C | 171 mm |
| August | 30°C | 19°C | 24.4°C | 184 mm |
| September | 27°C | 16°C | 21.9°C | 214 mm |
| October | 23°C | 10°C | 16.5°C | 104 mm |
| November | 18°C | 4°C | 10.8°C | 96 mm |
| December | 14°C | 1°C | 7.7°C | 100 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, New River McAf (10 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00314144; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Hofmann Forest?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00314144.
When is the last frost at Hofmann Forest?
In Hofmann Forest, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 6 in half of years and after April 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 17 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 61 year in 10 after April 23; 9 in 10 after March 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 17; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 204 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 226 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 27 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hofmann Forest in zone 8b in ZIP code 28555, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00314144; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Hofmann Forest?
In a normal year in Hofmann Forest, 53 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 66 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 121 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 53a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 66a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 121a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1945) is 104°F, on June 21, 1990; the lowest is −5°F, on December 26, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1955, with 85.95 in; the snowiest season is 1979–80, with 25.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00314144; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00314144. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Hofmann Forest?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Hofmann Forest, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (83%) and December the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.7 |
| February | 74% | 3.4 |
| March | 76% | 4.5 |
| April | 81% | 5.8 |
| May | 82% | 6.3 |
| June | 82% | 6.5 |
| July | 83% | 6.3 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 77% | 4.7 |
| October | 79% | 3.9 |
| November | 78% | 3.0 |
| December | 73% | 2.4 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Hofmann Forest record?
A normal year at Hofmann Forest brings 3,117 heating degree days, 42% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,454 cooling degree days, 60% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,665 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 675 | 1 |
| February | 548 | 1 |
| March | 448 | 5 |
| April | 199 | 37 |
| May | 59 | 122 |
| June | 6 | 286 |
| July | 0 | 389 |
| August | 0 | 343 |
| September | 12 | 204 |
| October | 159 | 57 |
| November | 415 | 8 |
| December | 596 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 3,117 | 1,454 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00314144. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Hofmann Forest's climate compare?
Hofmann Forest is warmer than 73 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 116. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.4°F is warmer than 76%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hofmann Forest is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Hofmann Forest share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Piney Green, NC14,205 people · 5 mi S
- Swansboro, NC4,165 people · 14 mi SE
- Maysville, NC843 people · 6 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Hofmann Forest's climate
What is the coldest month at Hofmann Forest?
January, with a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow at Hofmann Forest?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, New River McAf (10 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Hofmann Forest?
September, with 8.41 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 3.67 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hofmann Forest in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hofmann Forest in zone 8b in ZIP code 28555, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Hofmann Forest?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 6; in one year in ten it comes after April 23. Waiting until April 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- North Carolina climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Jacksonville, NC6 miles from this station, 62.5°F a year
- New River McAf, NC11 miles from this station, 63.6°F a year
- Richlands, NC13 miles from this station, 60.9°F a year
- Perrytown, NC19 miles from this station, 63.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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