Fairplains weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Fairplains, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at North Wilkesboro, 3 km from Fairplains; records cover 1955–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 51.7 in1313 mm
- Snow a year
- 6 in14 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 22
- Heating degree days
- 4,000
- Cooling degree days
- 1,200
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 12°−11° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Fairplains in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 27°−3°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation and 2 in5.1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2002)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 849
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Fairplains in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 29°−1°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1977)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 679
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Fairplains in March
Highs average 60°16° and lows 36°2°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1985)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 537
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Fairplains in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 44°6°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1989)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 266
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Fairplains in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 53°12°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1996)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 89
- Cooling degree days
- 95
Fairplains in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°17°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1999)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 246
Fairplains in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1998)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 355
Fairplains in August
Highs average 85°30° and lows 65°18°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1983)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 311
Fairplains in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 58°14°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2011)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 38
- Cooling degree days
- 149
Fairplains in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°21° and lows 46°8°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2019)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 240
- Cooling degree days
- 23
Fairplains in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 35°2°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1974)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 528
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Fairplains in December
Highs average 51°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1998)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 764
- Cooling degree days
- 0