Warsaw, North Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Warsaw's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 52.0 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.1°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,320 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWarsaw (5 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00319081
- Location35.01°N 78.00°W
- Elevation110 ft (34 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population2,803
On October 22, the normal high in Warsaw is 70°F and the normal low 46°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 19%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Warsaw.
- Jan 52° 30°
- Feb 55° 31°
- Mar 62° 37°
- Apr 71° 46°
- May 78° 55°
- Jun 85° 64°
- Jul 88° 68°
- Aug 86° 66°
- Sep 81° 61°
- Oct 72° 48°
- Nov 62° 38°
- Dec 55° 33°
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 Warsaw each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in September (7.04 in), the least in February (3.15 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 30°F | 40.6°F | 3.59 | 0.9 | 7 | <1 | 17 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 31°F | 42.9°F | 3.15 | 0.5 | 6 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 62°F | 37°F | 49.6°F | 3.97 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 46°F | 58.3°F | 3.30 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 55°F | 66.5°F | 3.90 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 85°F | 64°F | 74.0°F | 5.06 | 0.0 | 8 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 88°F | 68°F | 77.9°F | 6.06 | 0.0 | 9 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 86°F | 66°F | 76.1°F | 5.60 | 0.0 | 9 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 81°F | 61°F | 70.9°F | 7.04 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 48°F | 60.2°F | 3.41 | 0.0 | 6 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 38°F | 50.3°F | 3.46 | 0.0 | 6 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 55°F | 33°F | 43.6°F | 3.42 | 0.6 | 6 | <1 | 15 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 48°F | 59.2°F | 51.96 | 2.0 | 85 | 51 | 64 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −1°C | 4.8°C | 91 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 13°C | 0°C | 6.1°C | 80 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 17°C | 3°C | 9.8°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 22°C | 8°C | 14.6°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 18°C | 23.3°C | 129 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 20°C | 25.5°C | 154 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 19°C | 24.5°C | 142 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 16°C | 21.6°C | 179 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 9°C | 15.7°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 3°C | 10.2°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 87 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00319081; 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 Warsaw?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00319081.
When is the last frost in Warsaw?
In Warsaw, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 7 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 in half of years and before October 16 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 71 year in 10 after April 22; 9 in 10 after March 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 year in 10 before October 16; 9 in 10 before November 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 204 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 228 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 29 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Warsaw in zone 8a in ZIP code 28398, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Warsaw's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 13°F (19 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00319081; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Warsaw?
In a normal year in Warsaw, 51 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 64 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 85 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 51a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 64a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 85a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00319081.
How sunny is Warsaw?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Warsaw, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.6 |
| February | 73% | 3.3 |
| March | 74% | 4.3 |
| April | 78% | 5.5 |
| May | 78% | 6.1 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 78% | 4.7 |
| October | 77% | 3.7 |
| November | 78% | 2.9 |
| December | 74% | 2.3 |
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 Warsaw need?
A normal year in Warsaw brings 3,489 heating degree days, 35% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,419 cooling degree days, 56% 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 4,498 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 758 | 0 |
| February | 618 | 1 |
| March | 483 | 4 |
| April | 231 | 30 |
| May | 70 | 115 |
| June | 7 | 277 |
| July | 0 | 402 |
| August | 0 | 344 |
| September | 20 | 198 |
| October | 190 | 41 |
| November | 448 | 6 |
| December | 663 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,489 | 1,419 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00319081. 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 Warsaw's climate compare?
Warsaw is warmer than 55 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 73. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.2°F is warmer than 72%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Warsaw 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 Warsaw 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.
- Beulaville, NC1,160 people · 15 mi SE
- Magnolia, NC867 people · 9 mi S
- Kenansville, NC773 people · 4 mi SE
- Bowdens, NC88 people · 7 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 Warsaw's climate
What is the coldest month in Warsaw?
January, with a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Warsaw?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (0.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Warsaw?
September, with 7.04 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.15 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Warsaw in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Warsaw in zone 8a in ZIP code 28398, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Warsaw's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 13°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Warsaw?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 7; in one year in ten it comes after April 22. Waiting until April 22 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
- Mount Olive, NC9 miles from this station, 61.1°F a year
- Clinton, NC16 miles from this station, 61.5°F a year
- Wallace, NC19 miles from this station, 62.0°F a year
- Goldsboro, NC23 miles from this station, 63.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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