Roxboro, North Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Roxboro's normal year runs from 26°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 47.3 inches of precipitation and 3 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.6°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,201 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRoxboro (7 mi ESE)
- Station IDUSC00317516
- Location36.35°N 78.89°W
- Elevation710 ft (216 m)
- From the center6 miles
- Population8,289
On October 24, the normal high in Roxboro is 70°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Roxboro.
- Jan 51° 26°
- Feb 55° 28°
- Mar 63° 34°
- Apr 73° 43°
- May 79° 53°
- Jun 86° 62°
- Jul 89° 66°
- Aug 88° 64°
- Sep 82° 57°
- Oct 73° 45°
- Nov 63° 34°
- Dec 55° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Roxboro each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in September (5.16 in), the least in February (2.94 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 26°F | 38.8°F | 4.02 | 1.7 | 9 | <1 | 24 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 28°F | 41.3°F | 2.94 | 0.7 | 8 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 63°F | 34°F | 48.5°F | 4.29 | 0.3 | 9 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 43°F | 58.0°F | 4.03 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 79°F | 53°F | 66.0°F | 3.72 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 86°F | 62°F | 73.8°F | 4.43 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 89°F | 66°F | 77.8°F | 3.80 | 0.0 | 9 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 88°F | 64°F | 76.0°F | 3.81 | 0.0 | 8 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 57°F | 69.7°F | 5.16 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 45°F | 58.8°F | 3.63 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 34°F | 48.4°F | 3.49 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 16 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 55°F | 29°F | 41.6°F | 3.97 | 0.7 | 9 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 45°F | 58.2°F | 47.29 | 3.4 | 101 | 34 | 106 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −3°C | 3.8°C | 102 mm | 4 cm |
| February | 13°C | −2°C | 5.2°C | 75 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 17°C | 1°C | 9.2°C | 109 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 23°C | 6°C | 14.4°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 12°C | 18.9°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 16°C | 23.2°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 19°C | 25.4°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 18°C | 24.4°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 14°C | 20.9°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 7°C | 14.9°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 1°C | 9.1°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 13°C | −2°C | 5.3°C | 101 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00317516; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Roxboro?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October 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 USC00317516.
When is the last frost in Roxboro?
In Roxboro, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 15 in half of years and after April 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 12 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 151 year in 10 after April 30; 9 in 10 after March 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 194 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 217 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 2 in half of springs and before November 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Roxboro in zone 7b in ZIP code 27573.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00317516; 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 in Roxboro?
In a normal year in Roxboro, 34 days a year reach 90°F, 106 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 101 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 34a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 106a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 101a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 104°F, on July 14, 1966; the lowest is −9°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1979, with 58.06 in; the snowiest season is 1965–66, with 27.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00317516; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00317516. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Roxboro?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Roxboro, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.5 |
| February | 72% | 3.2 |
| March | 72% | 4.2 |
| April | 77% | 5.4 |
| May | 77% | 5.9 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 76% | 4.5 |
| October | 76% | 3.6 |
| November | 78% | 2.8 |
| December | 73% | 2.2 |
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 much heating and cooling does Roxboro need?
A normal year in Roxboro brings 3,801 heating degree days, 29% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,357 cooling degree days, 50% 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 4,273 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 812 | 0 |
| February | 664 | 0 |
| March | 516 | 4 |
| April | 241 | 30 |
| May | 80 | 109 |
| June | 8 | 270 |
| July | 0 | 397 |
| August | 1 | 342 |
| September | 30 | 173 |
| October | 223 | 29 |
| November | 500 | 3 |
| December | 726 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,801 | 1,357 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00317516. 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.
Has Roxboro been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 62.3°F, 4.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 58.2°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.2°F | +3.0°F | 38.35 | – |
| 2022 | 59.0°F | +0.8°F | 48.75 | – |
| 2023 | 62.3°F | +4.1°F | 42.82 | – |
Over 34 complete years from 1959 to 2023, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.7°F per century (+0.26°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00317516; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Roxboro's climate compare?
Roxboro is warmer than 41 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 32. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.2°F is warmer than 69%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Roxboro 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 Roxboro share this climate record?
2 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.
- Rougemont, NC877 people · 9 mi S
- Virgilina, VA119 people · 15 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 Roxboro's climate
What is the coldest month in Roxboro?
January, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow in Roxboro?
Yes: 3 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Roxboro?
September, with 5.16 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.94 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Roxboro in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Roxboro in zone 7b in ZIP code 27573.
How late can frost come in Roxboro?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 15; in one year in ten it comes after April 30. Waiting until April 30 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Roxboro in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- North Carolina climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Oxford, NC16 miles from this station, 59.4°F a year
- Yanceyville, NC21 miles from this station, 58.9°F a year
- Durham, NC21 miles from this station, 58.3°F a year
- South Boston, VA24 miles from this station, 58.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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