Cerro Gordo weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Cerro Gordo, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Whiteville 7 NW, 16 km from Cerro Gordo; records cover 1954–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 50.9 in1292 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.2 in3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 28
- First fall freeze
- Nov 6
- Heating degree days
- 2,914
- Cooling degree days
- 1,764
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 20°−7° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Cerro Gordo in January
Highs average 55°13° and lows 32°0°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2006)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1981)
- Heating degree days
- 672
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Cerro Gordo in February
Highs average 58°14° and lows 34°1°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1997)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- 539
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Cerro Gordo in March
Highs average 65°19° and lows 40°5°, with 3.7 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1985)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 388
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Cerro Gordo in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 48°9°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2002)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 164
- Cooling degree days
- 47
Cerro Gordo in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 58°14°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1996)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 36
- Cooling degree days
- 163
Cerro Gordo in June
Highs average 87°30° and lows 66°19°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1954)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 346
Cerro Gordo in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 70°21°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2005)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 459
Cerro Gordo in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 68°20°, with 5.9 in150 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2007)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 409
Cerro Gordo in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 6.6 in169 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1983)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 251
Cerro Gordo in OctoberThis month
Highs average 75°24° and lows 51°10°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 134
- Cooling degree days
- 64
Cerro Gordo in November
Highs average 65°19° and lows 40°4°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2004)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 381
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Cerro Gordo in December
Highs average 58°14° and lows 35°1°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1998)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 588
- Cooling degree days
- 3