Atkinson weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Atkinson, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Moores Creek National Battlefield, 10 km from Atkinson; records cover 2006–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 0 in0 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 30
- First fall freeze
- Nov 6
- Heating degree days
- 2,751
- Cooling degree days
- 1,935
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 18°−8° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Atkinson in January
Highs average 57°14° and lows 32°0°, with — of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2024)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 652
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Atkinson in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 34°1°, with — of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2018)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 515
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Atkinson in March
Highs average 67°19° and lows 40°5°, with — of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 366
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Atkinson in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 49°9°, with — of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2006)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 144
- Cooling degree days
- 57
Atkinson in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 58°14°, with — of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2019)
- Record low
- 39°4° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 29
- Cooling degree days
- 181
Atkinson in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°19°, with — of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2026)
- Record low
- 44°7° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 375
Atkinson in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 71°22°, with — of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2011)
- Record low
- 56°13° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 496
Atkinson in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 69°21°, with — of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2007)
- Record low
- 55°13° (2023)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 442
Atkinson in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 64°18°, with — of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2010)
- Record low
- 40°4° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 279
Atkinson in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°24° and lows 51°11°, with — of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 122
- Cooling degree days
- 74
Atkinson in November
Highs average 66°19° and lows 41°5°, with — of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2018)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 349
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Atkinson in December
Highs average 59°15° and lows 35°2°, with — of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2007)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 567
- Cooling degree days
- 2