Reelsboro, 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 Reelsboro's primary NOAA station, REELSBORO.
The climate verdict for Reelsboro
Water is the standout signal in Reelsboro, North Carolina: 56.8 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 63°F. It scores 85/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 85% of them.
- 63°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 85/100
- comfort score, above 85% of station-mapped location scores
- 56.8"
- yearly precipitation total
- 241 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Reelsboro: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00317170 · Reelsboro, NC 63°F mean · 56.8" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 63°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,763
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Aliceville
- PRCP-WET 56.8"
- SWING-MID 35°F
- COMF-TOP 85/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00317170
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Aliceville, AL (+ 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.
- Reelsboro (this station) 63°F
- Hot Benson, AZ 63°F
- Near Aliceville, AL 63°F
- Near Aurora, NC 63°F
- Near Bastrop, LA 63°F
Climate Living Index · Reelsboro
Reelsboro: 77/100 · grade B
Reelsboro publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Reelsboro, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 85/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 27 calendar days | 96/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 63.3°F · 4.2° from 67.5°F | 87/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 241 days/year | 85/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 56.8 in · 21.8 from 35 in | 22/100 · F |
Reelsboro · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Reelsboro is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 46.1°F and warmest-month mean 80.6°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
- 80.6°F
- Coldest month
- 46.1°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 Reelsboro sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Reelsboro's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 16% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Reelsboro sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 9% wettest
- Reelsboro'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 Reelsboro is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Reelsboro compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Reelsboro's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
85 Top 15% score exceeds 85% 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 | 56°F (14°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 4.0" | 12.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 60°F (15°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 3.6" | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 66°F (19°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 3.4" | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| April | 75°F (24°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.5" | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 3.6" | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| June | 88°F (31°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 5.4" | 0.0 | 13.7 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 7.3" | 0.0 | 17.9 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 7.2" | 0.0 | 14.3 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 7.4" | 0.0 | 5.4 |
| October | 75°F (24°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| November | 66°F (19°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.8" | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 59°F (15°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 3.7" | 8.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Reelsboro runs from a mild 36°F around January 18 to 91°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 June 30 through July 26, covering 27 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 30 to October 31.
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 18.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 5, when 42% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 8 at 25%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 112 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 19 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 24°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Reelsboro.
Where Reelsboro 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.
Reelsboro earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
8.5 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
9.6 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
13.1 days with precipitation
10.4 days with precipitation
7.8 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
Reelsboro runs a summer-peaked wet season
35% of Reelsboro's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is September at 7.4", on a 34.5°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: September, July, August, taking 39% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: March at 3.4".
- Winter share: 20% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
When it rains in Reelsboro, it arrives in quantity
56.8" of precipitation falls across only about 112 wet days here, averaging 0.51 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 112 a year, 31% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.51 inches
- Most wet days
- August, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- November, about 7
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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 17
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 21
50% probability date
Growing Season
241 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,494
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,918
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NC closest to Reelsboro 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 (63°F here).
- Aliceville, AL 63°F · 0.0°F off
- Bastrop, LA 63°F · 0.0°F off
- Benson, AZ 63°F · 0.0°F off
- Chula Vista, CA 63°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (56.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Columbia, TN 56.8" · 0.0" off
- Guntersville, AL 56.8" · 0.0" off
- Lakeland, FL 56.8" · 0.0" off
- Ripley, TN 56.8" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Reelsboro's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Reelsboro averages 56.8 inches of precipitation a year. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. 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 Reelsboro's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 34.5°F. The annual average is 63°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Reelsboro's normal, at 2,494 and 1,918 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 241 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 Reelsboro'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 Reelsboro, 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 Reelsboro's primary station: REELSBORO (USC00317170). 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 Reelsboro; 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 Reelsboro 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.