Sims weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Sims, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at WILSON 3 SW, 13 km from Sims; records cover 1916–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 50.3 in1278 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.9 in4.8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 24
- First fall freeze
- Nov 12
- Heating degree days
- 3,062
- Cooling degree days
- 1,840
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 19°−7° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Sims in January
Highs average 52°11° and lows 33°0°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1952)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 702
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Sims in February
Highs average 55°13° and lows 34°1°, with 3 in77 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1975)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 566
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Sims in March
Highs average 63°17° and lows 40°5°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1990)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 424
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Sims in April
Highs average 73°23° and lows 49°10°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1990)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 175
- Cooling degree days
- 50
Sims in May
Highs average 80°27° and lows 58°15°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1941)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 45
- Cooling degree days
- 169
Sims in June
Highs average 87°30° and lows 67°19°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 37°3° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 359
Sims in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 71°22°, with 5.8 in146 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1952)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 485
Sims in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 70°21°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1983)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 432
Sims in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 64°18°, with 6.1 in154 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1954)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 260
Sims in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 52°11°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 140
- Cooling degree days
- 62
Sims in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 41°5°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1950)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 388
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Sims in December
Highs average 56°13° and lows 35°2°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1978)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 609
- Cooling degree days
- 3