Statesville, 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 Statesville's primary NOAA station, STATESVILLE 2 NNE.
The climate verdict for Statesville
Water is the standout signal in Statesville, North Carolina: 46.6 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 57°F. It scores 83/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 81% of them.
- 57°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 83/100
- comfort score, above 81% of station-mapped location scores
- 46.6"
- annual precipitation · 5" snow
- 192 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Statesville: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00318292 · Statesville, NC 57°F mean · 46.6" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 57°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,665
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cookeville
- PRCP-MID 46.6"
- SWING-MID 39°F
- COMF-TOP 83/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,994 HDD
- STN-1 USC00318292
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Cookeville, TN (+ 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.
- Hot Rockwood, TN 58°F
- Near Kingsport, TN 58°F
- Statesville (this station) 57°F
- Cold Morristown Radi…, TN 57°F
- Near Cookeville, TN 57°F
Climate Living Index · Statesville
Statesville: 68/100 · grade C
Statesville publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Statesville, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 83/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 102 calendar days | 75/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 4.9 inches/year | 71/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 57.4°F · 10.1° from 67.5°F | 68/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 192 days/year | 59/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 46.6 in · 11.6 from 35 in | 59/100 · C |
Statesville · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Statesville is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 37.6°F and warmest-month mean 77.0°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
- 77.0°F
- Coldest month
- 37.6°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 Statesville sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Statesville's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 68th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 28% wettest
- Statesville's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 33rd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Statesville compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Statesville's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
83 Top 19% score exceeds 81% 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
Statesville's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 102 complete annual observations from 1876 to 2025, STATESVILLE 2 NNE warmed at a fitted rate of 0.12°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Statesville primary station fitted change +0.12 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F (9°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 3.7" | 2.4" | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 53°F (12°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 3.2" | 0.8" | 19.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 61°F (16°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 4.0" | 0.4" | 13.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 70°F (21°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| May | 77°F (25°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 3.7" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.2 |
| July | 87°F (31°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 4.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 13.3 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.9 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| October | 71°F (22°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| November | 60°F (16°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 3.4" | 0.0" | 15.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 52°F (11°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 3.9" | 1.3" | 21.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 11, short of 90°F on every date, while 102 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 26°F near January 17.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 5, then returns to freezing around November 25, covering 102 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 July 24, when 39% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 22 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 120 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 8 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Statesville.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 2.4"
9.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
10.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
10.8 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
12.4 days with precipitation
10.5 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
10.6 days with precipitation
Statesville spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 29% of the annual total and December through February 23%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Statesville has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 39.4°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: August averages 4.9" and February 3.2". 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 Statesville, it arrives in quantity
46.6" of precipitation falls across only about 120 wet days here, averaging 0.39 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 120 a year, 33% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.39 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- October, 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.
Snow reaches Statesville, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 4.9 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 2 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
October 25
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 16
50% probability date
Growing Season
192 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,994
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,257
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NC closest to Statesville 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 (57°F here).
- Anthony, KS 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Cookeville, TN 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Doniphan, MO 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Elkton, KY 57°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (46.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Bishopville, SC 46.6" · 0.0" off
- Emmitsburg, MD 46.6" · 0.0" off
- Somerville, NJ 46.7" · 0.0" off
- Ashland, KY 46.7" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Statesville's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Statesville's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,994 annual heating degree days against 1,257 for cooling. Its 39.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Statesville's frost-free season lasts about 192 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 Statesville's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 39.4°F. The annual average is 57°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Statesville carries 46.6 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 4.9 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 Statesville'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 Statesville, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead 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 Statesville's primary station: STATESVILLE 2 NNE (USC00318292). 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 3764740). Match rule for Statesville: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Statesville 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.