Rural Hall, North Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Rural Hall's normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.1°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 31°C.
- NOAA stationRural Hall
- Station IDUSC00317548
- Location36.23°N 80.31°W
- Elevation960 ft (293 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population3,562
On October 22, the normal high in Rural Hall is 67°F and the normal low 44°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Rural Hall.
- Jan 48° 28°
- Feb 51° 30°
- Mar 59° 36°
- Apr 69° 45°
- May 77° 54°
- Jun 84° 63°
- Jul 87° 67°
- Aug 85° 65°
- Sep 79° 59°
- Oct 69° 47°
- Nov 59° 37°
- Dec 50° 31°
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 Rural Hall each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 28°F | 37.8°F | – | <1 | 22 | 10 h |
| February | 51°F | 30°F | 40.6°F | – | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 59°F | 36°F | 47.7°F | – | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 45°F | 57.2°F | – | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 65.3°F | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 84°F | 63°F | 73.1°F | – | 6 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 87°F | 67°F | 76.9°F | – | 10 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 85°F | 65°F | 74.9°F | – | 7 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 79°F | 59°F | 69.1°F | – | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 47°F | 57.6°F | – | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 59°F | 37°F | 48.1°F | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 50°F | 31°F | 40.5°F | – | <1 | 20 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 47°F | 57.4°F | – | 24 | 85 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −2°C | 3.2°C |
| February | 11°C | −1°C | 4.8°C |
| March | 15°C | 2°C | 8.7°C |
| April | 21°C | 7°C | 14.0°C |
| May | 25°C | 12°C | 18.5°C |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 22.8°C |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 24.9°C |
| August | 29°C | 18°C | 23.8°C |
| September | 26°C | 15°C | 20.6°C |
| October | 20°C | 8°C | 14.2°C |
| November | 15°C | 3°C | 8.9°C |
| December | 10°C | 0°C | 4.7°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Yadkinville (15 miles away), gets 7 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00317548; 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 Rural Hall?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, August, September and October.
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 USC00317548.
When is the last frost in Rural Hall?
In Rural Hall, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 6 in half of years and after April 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 31 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 21; 9 in 10 after March 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 311 year in 10 before October 17; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 209 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 233 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 25 in half of springs and before November 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rural Hall in zone 7b in ZIP code 27045.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00317548; 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 Rural Hall?
In a normal year in Rural Hall, 24 days a year reach 90°F and 85 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 24a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 85a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00317548.
How sunny is Rural Hall?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Rural Hall, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (78%) and February the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.5 |
| February | 70% | 3.1 |
| March | 71% | 4.2 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 73% | 5.8 |
| June | 78% | 6.3 |
| July | 77% | 5.9 |
| August | 77% | 5.4 |
| September | 75% | 4.5 |
| October | 75% | 3.6 |
| November | 77% | 2.8 |
| December | 70% | 2.1 |
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 Rural Hall need?
A normal year in Rural Hall brings 3,956 heating degree days, 26% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,216 cooling degree days, 34% 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 4,086 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 843 | 0 |
| February | 683 | 0 |
| March | 537 | 3 |
| April | 257 | 23 |
| May | 83 | 92 |
| June | 5 | 250 |
| July | 0 | 369 |
| August | 2 | 308 |
| September | 29 | 152 |
| October | 248 | 19 |
| November | 509 | 1 |
| December | 760 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,956 | 1,216 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00317548. 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 Rural Hall's climate compare?
Rural Hall is warmer than 32 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 57.4°F is warmer than 68%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Rural Hall share this climate record?
4 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.
- King, NC7,764 people · 4 mi NW
- Tobaccoville, NC2,740 people · 3 mi W
- Germanton, NC851 people · 4 mi E
- Pinnacle, NC416 people · 9 mi NW
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 Rural Hall's climate
What is the coldest month in Rural Hall?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Rural Hall?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Rural Hall's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Yadkinville (15 miles away), records 7 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Rural Hall in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Rural Hall in zone 7b in ZIP code 27045.
How late can frost come in Rural Hall?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 6; in one year in ten it comes after April 21. Waiting until April 21 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
- Pfafftown, NC6 miles from this station, 57.6°F a year
- Winston-Salem, NC8 miles from this station, 59.5°F a year
- Yadkinville, NC15 miles from this station, 56.6°F a year
- Danbury, NC16 miles from this station, 57.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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