Northlakes weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Northlakes, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Hickory FAA Airport, 5 km from Northlakes; records cover 1949–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 47.2 in1198 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 29
- First fall freeze
- Nov 2
- Heating degree days
- 3,549
- Cooling degree days
- 1,395
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 17°−8° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Northlakes in January
Highs average 49°10° and lows 30°−1°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1949)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 786
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Northlakes in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 33°0°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1982)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 616
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Northlakes in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 40°4°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1990)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 466
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Northlakes in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1981)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 212
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Northlakes in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 56°13°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1953)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 61
- Cooling degree days
- 116
Northlakes in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 64°18°, with 4.4 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1954)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 285
Northlakes in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 68°20°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 395
Northlakes in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 67°19°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2007)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 352
Northlakes in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 61°16°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1954)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 23
- Cooling degree days
- 184
Northlakes in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 49°9°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1951)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 198
- Cooling degree days
- 29
Northlakes in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 39°4°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2023)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 473
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Northlakes in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 33°0°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1984)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 709
- Cooling degree days
- 0