Forest City weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Forest City, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Forest City 8 W, 11 km from Forest City; records cover 2005–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 52.1 in1322 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 24
- Heating degree days
- 3,652
- Cooling degree days
- 1,386
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 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Forest City in January
Highs average 52°11° and lows 27°−3°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2017)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 794
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Forest City in February
Highs average 55°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2017)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 626
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Forest City in March
Highs average 63°17° and lows 35°2°, with 4.4 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2007)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 490
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Forest City in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 44°6°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2006)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 233
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Forest City in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 53°12°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2019)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 74
- Cooling degree days
- 103
Forest City in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 63°17°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2006)
- Record low
- 46°8° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 279
Forest City in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°19°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 51°11° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 395
Forest City in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2007)
- Record low
- 53°12° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 360
Forest City in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 60°15°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 41°5° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 21
- Cooling degree days
- 192
Forest City in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 46°8°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 216
- Cooling degree days
- 33
Forest City in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 34°1°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2005)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 494
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Forest City in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2021)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 701
- Cooling degree days
- 0