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Reidsville, NC Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month

Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate

30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Reidsville's primary NOAA station, REIDSVILLE 2 NW.

The climate verdict for Reidsville

Water is the standout signal in Reidsville, North Carolina: 47.8 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 58°F. It scores 78/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 72% of them.

58°F
yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
78/100
comfort score, above 72% of station-mapped location scores
47.8"
annual precipitation · 7" snow
211 days
frost-free growing season

Reidsville: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.

Normals record plate

Sheet USC00317202 · Reidsville, NC 58°F mean · 47.8" precip

TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL

Nearest mean-temperature peer: Roxboro, NC (+ 0.1 °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.

Climate Living Index · Reidsville

Reidsville: 72/100 · grade B

Reidsville publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.

B
72/100Climate Living Index

PlainClimate-derived for Reidsville, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 78/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.

Reidsville Living Index dimension scores
DimensionStation valueScore
Normal heat + freeze calendar 69 calendar days 86/100 · A
Frost-free season 211 days/year 72/100 · B
Annual temperature balance 58.1°F · 9.4° from 67.5°F 70/100 · B
Snowfall burden 7.3 inches/year 67/100 · C
Precipitation balance 47.8 in · 12.8 from 35 in 55/100 · C

Reidsville · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.

Reidsville is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa

Coldest-month mean 38.3°F and warmest-month mean 77.5°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
77.5°F
Coldest month
38.3°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 Reidsville sits across the climate record

Three NOAA fields for Reidsville's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.

Annual temperature
69th percentile warmth
Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
Annual precipitation
Top 25% wettest
Reidsville's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
Seasonal temperature swing
32nd percentile swing
Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.

How Reidsville compares across U.S. station-mapped locations

Reidsville's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations

PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals

78 Top 28% score exceeds 72% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry. 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry. This location 0 100 every station-mapped location, bucketed by value
  1. 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
  2. 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
  3. 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
  4. 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
  5. 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
  6. 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
  7. 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
  8. 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
  9. 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
  10. 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.

Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more station-mapped locations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Reidsville's measured station temperature trend

Methodology

Across 103 complete annual observations from 1905 to 2025, REIDSVILLE 2 NW warmed at a fitted rate of 0.09°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.

Reidsville fitted annual mean temperature change, 1905-2025 Fitted station-temperature change from 1905 to 2025, relative to the fitted first year. The linear trend warmed at 0.09 °C per decade. -0.2°C +0.3°C +0.8°C 192019401960198020002020
  • Reidsville primary station fitted change +0.09 °C/decade
Source: NOAA GHCN-M v4, quality-controlled monthly mean temperature. PlainClimate fits ordinary least squares over complete calendar years; minimum 30 years, record must reach 2015 or later.

Monthly Temperatures

Average daily high and low temperatures by month

Month Avg High Avg Low Mean
January 48°F (9°C) 29°F (-2°C) 38°F (3°C)
February 52°F (11°C) 31°F (-1°C) 41°F (5°C)
March 59°F (15°C) 37°F (3°C) 48°F (9°C)
April 69°F (21°C) 46°F (8°C) 58°F (14°C)
May 76°F (25°C) 55°F (13°C) 66°F (19°C)
June 84°F (29°C) 64°F (18°C) 74°F (23°C)
July 88°F (31°C) 68°F (20°C) 78°F (25°C)
August 86°F (30°C) 66°F (19°C) 76°F (24°C)
September 80°F (27°C) 60°F (15°C) 70°F (21°C)
October 70°F (21°C) 48°F (9°C) 59°F (15°C)
November 60°F (15°C) 38°F (3°C) 49°F (9°C)
December 51°F (11°C) 32°F (0°C) 42°F (5°C)

The year, day by day

Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 10, short of 90°F on every date, while 69 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 28°F near January 16.

Normal daily high and low temperature for Reidsville, January through December Peaks 88°F around July 10. Bottoms 28°F around January 16. 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 freezing JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal daily high and low across the calendar year. NOAA 1991–2020 daily normals, REIDSVILLE 2 NW.

The freezing stretch

The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 22, then returns to freezing around December 16, covering 69 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.

Where the wet dates fall

The likeliest wet date is May 19, when 37% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 2 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 116 wet dates a year.

The widest day

April 17 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 Reidsville.

Monthly Precipitation

Average monthly rainfall and snowfall

January 4.0"

Snow: 2.9"

10.1 days with precipitation

February 3.1"

Snow: 2.1"

9.0 days with precipitation

March 4.3"

Snow: 0.8"

10.2 days with precipitation

April 4.1"

9.7 days with precipitation

May 3.8"

11.2 days with precipitation

June 4.5"

10.6 days with precipitation

July 4.3"

10.6 days with precipitation

August 4.3"

9.9 days with precipitation

September 4.9"

8.7 days with precipitation

October 3.5"

7.9 days with precipitation

November 3.4"

7.8 days with precipitation

December 3.6"

Snow: 1.5"

9.7 days with precipitation

Reidsville spreads its precipitation across the year

Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Reidsville has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 39.2°F seasonal spread.

The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 4.9" and February 3.1". The three wettest months together take 29% 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 Reidsville, it arrives in quantity

47.8" of precipitation falls across only about 115 wet days here, averaging 0.41 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 115 a year, 32% of all days
Average depth per wet day
0.41 inches
Most wet days
May, about 11
Fewest wet days
November, about 8

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 Reidsville, but rarely amounts to much

The normals record 7.3 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 3 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 2

50% probability date

Last Spring Freeze

April 5

50% probability date

Growing Season

211 days

Heating & Cooling Degree Days

Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling

Heating Degree Days

3,825

Higher = more heating needed

Cooling Degree Days

1,340

Higher = more cooling needed

Warmest Month

July

Coldest Month

January

Nationwide similar cities

Other rankable U.S. places outside NC closest to Reidsville 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 (58°F here).

Closest by annual precipitation

Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (47.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.

North Carolina climate overview →

Data-derived climate profile

How Reidsville's climate pattern fits together

heating led · wet · mid swing

Reidsville's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,825 annual heating degree days against 1,340 for cooling. Its 39.2°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.

Reidsville's frost-free season lasts about 211 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 Reidsville's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 39.2°F. The annual average is 58°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.

Alongside its heating load, Reidsville carries 47.8 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 7.3 inches. 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 Reidsville'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 Reidsville, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.

Questions about Reidsville's climate

How much rain does Reidsville get?
Reidsville receives 47.8 inches of precipitation, including 7.3 inches of snow. Based on NOAA 30-year climate normals (1991-2020).
How many days above 90°F does Reidsville get?
Reidsville averages about 33 days a year at or above 90°F, concentrated in July and the months either side of it. That is a count of days reaching the threshold, not a measure of how far above it they go.
How much energy does heating and cooling require in Reidsville?
Reidsville has 3,825 heating degree days and 1,340 cooling degree days annually, a heating-dominated climate. Degree-day definitions: reading weather data.

Data Sources

Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Reidsville's primary station: REIDSVILLE 2 NW (USC00317202). For informational purposes only.

Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 3755900). Match rule for Reidsville: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainClimate

On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Reidsville 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.