Oak City weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Oak 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 TARBORO 1 S, 23 km from Oak City; records cover 1887–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 47.6 in1209 mm
- Snow a year
- 5 in12 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 25
- First fall freeze
- Nov 7
- Heating degree days
- 3,320
- Cooling degree days
- 1,688
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 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Oak City in January
Highs average 51°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1906)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 752
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Oak City in February
Highs average 55°13° and lows 32°0°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1930)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 608
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Oak City in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 38°4°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1907)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 466
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Oak City in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 47°8°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1925)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 207
- Cooling degree days
- 39
Oak City in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1914)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 56
- Cooling degree days
- 147
Oak City in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 66°19°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1933)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 331
Oak City in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 70°21°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1942)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 459
Oak City in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 69°21°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1932)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 406
Oak City in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 63°17°, with 6.2 in158 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1899)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1896)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 236
Oak City in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 50°10°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 159
- Cooling degree days
- 54
Oak City in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 40°4°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1902)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 415
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Oak City in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 34°1°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1978)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 640
- Cooling degree days
- 2