Reelsboro, North Carolina climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Reelsboro's normal year runs from 36°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 56.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.4°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,442 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationReelsboro
- Station IDUSC00317170
- Location35.13°N 76.92°W
- Elevation45 ft (14 m)
On October 24, the normal high in Reelsboro is 72°F and the normal low 50°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Reelsboro.
- Jan 56° 36°
- Feb 60° 37°
- Mar 66° 42°
- Apr 75° 51°
- May 81° 59°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 90° 71°
- Aug 88° 69°
- Sep 84° 65°
- Oct 75° 54°
- Nov 66° 44°
- Dec 59° 39°
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 Reelsboro each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 36°F. The most precipitation falls in September (7.42 in), the least in March (3.39 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F | 36°F | 46.1°F | 3.96 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 10 h |
| February | 60°F | 37°F | 48.4°F | 3.59 | 8 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 66°F | 42°F | 54.1°F | 3.39 | 9 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 75°F | 51°F | 62.9°F | 3.54 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 59°F | 70.1°F | 3.65 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 67°F | 77.0°F | 5.40 | 10 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 90°F | 71°F | 80.6°F | 7.29 | 11 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 88°F | 69°F | 78.9°F | 7.19 | 13 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 65°F | 74.2°F | 7.42 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 75°F | 54°F | 64.3°F | 3.94 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 44°F | 54.7°F | 3.75 | 7 | <1 | 4 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 59°F | 39°F | 48.7°F | 3.67 | 10 | <1 | 8 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 53°F | 63.3°F | 56.79 | 112 | 57 | 37 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 2°C | 7.8°C | 101 mm |
| February | 15°C | 3°C | 9.1°C | 91 mm |
| March | 19°C | 6°C | 12.3°C | 86 mm |
| April | 24°C | 11°C | 17.2°C | 90 mm |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 21.2°C | 93 mm |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 25.0°C | 137 mm |
| July | 32°C | 22°C | 27.0°C | 185 mm |
| August | 31°C | 21°C | 26.1°C | 183 mm |
| September | 29°C | 18°C | 23.4°C | 188 mm |
| October | 24°C | 12°C | 17.9°C | 100 mm |
| November | 19°C | 7°C | 12.6°C | 95 mm |
| December | 15°C | 4°C | 9.3°C | 93 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Bayboro (6 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 USC00317170; 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 Reelsboro?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September, October and November. Of those, November has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00317170.
When is the last frost at Reelsboro?
In Reelsboro, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 21 in half of years and after April 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 17 in half of years and before November 1 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
- March 211 year in 10 after April 5; 9 in 10 after March 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 171 year in 10 before November 1; 9 in 10 before December 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 242 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 273 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 8 in half of springs and before December 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Reelsboro in zone 8b in ZIP code 28529, 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 USC00317170; 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 Reelsboro?
In a normal year in Reelsboro, 57 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 37 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 112 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 57a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 37a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 112a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00317170.
How sunny is it at Reelsboro?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Reelsboro, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and February the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.6 |
| February | 73% | 3.3 |
| March | 73% | 4.3 |
| April | 78% | 5.5 |
| May | 78% | 6.0 |
| June | 80% | 6.2 |
| July | 80% | 6.0 |
| August | 79% | 5.4 |
| September | 76% | 4.5 |
| October | 77% | 3.7 |
| November | 78% | 2.9 |
| December | 74% | 2.3 |
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 Reelsboro record?
A normal year at Reelsboro brings 2,494 heating degree days, 54% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,918 cooling degree days, 2.1 times 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 5,468 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 586 | 2 |
| February | 469 | 4 |
| March | 353 | 15 |
| April | 127 | 64 |
| May | 24 | 184 |
| June | 1 | 361 |
| July | 0 | 483 |
| August | 0 | 429 |
| September | 5 | 281 |
| October | 104 | 82 |
| November | 319 | 10 |
| December | 507 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 2,494 | 1,918 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00317170. 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.
Have recent years at Reelsboro been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 64.5°F, 1.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 63.3°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.7°F | +0.4°F | 55.75 |
| 2022 | 64.1°F | +0.8°F | 45.37 |
| 2023 | 64.5°F | +1.2°F | 56.29 |
| 2024 | 64.5°F | +1.2°F | 60.16 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00317170. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Reelsboro's climate compare?
Reelsboro is warmer than 118 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 101. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.3°F is warmer than 84%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Reelsboro 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 Reelsboro share this climate record?
Fairfield Harbour has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Fairfield Harbour, NC2,898 people · 5 mi SW
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 Reelsboro's climate
What is the coldest month at Reelsboro?
January, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 36°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow at Reelsboro?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Bayboro (6 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Reelsboro?
September, with 7.42 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is March with 3.39 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Reelsboro in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Reelsboro in zone 8b in ZIP code 28529, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Reelsboro?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 21; in one year in ten it comes after April 5. Waiting until April 5 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
- Bayboro, NC6 miles from this station, 61.8°F a year
- New Bern, NC9 miles from this station, 62.7°F a year
- Perrytown, NC11 miles from this station, 63.0°F a year
- Havelock, NC16 miles from this station, 64.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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