Roanoke Rapids weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Jackson, 21 km from Roanoke Rapids; records cover 1948–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 50.9 in1293 mm
- Snow a year
- 5 in13 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 6
- First fall freeze
- Nov 5
- Heating degree days
- 3,663
- Cooling degree days
- 1,493
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 15°−10° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Roanoke Rapids in January
Highs average 50°10° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.7 in95 mm of precipitation and 2.8 in7.1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1952)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 792
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Roanoke Rapids in February
Highs average 54°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1977)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 647
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Roanoke Rapids in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 36°2°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1985)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 514
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Roanoke Rapids in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 45°7°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1985)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 241
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Roanoke Rapids in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 55°13°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1986)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 77
- Cooling degree days
- 119
Roanoke Rapids in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 64°18°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1964)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 297
Roanoke Rapids in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 68°20°, with 6 in152 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1953)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 423
Roanoke Rapids in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 67°19°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1983)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 371
Roanoke Rapids in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 61°16°, with 5.2 in133 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1954)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 21
- Cooling degree days
- 203
Roanoke Rapids in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 48°9°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1954)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 204
- Cooling degree days
- 39
Roanoke Rapids in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 38°3°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1974)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 464
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Roanoke Rapids in December
Highs average 53°12° and lows 32°0°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1991)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 697
- Cooling degree days
- 1