South Mills weather by month
What a typical year looks like in South Mills, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Stn, 25 km from South Mills; records cover 1934–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46.5 in1181 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 27
- First fall freeze
- Nov 12
- Heating degree days
- 3,052
- Cooling degree days
- 1,757
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 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
South Mills in January
Highs average 52°11° and lows 33°1°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1937)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 692
- Cooling degree days
- 1
South Mills in February
Highs average 55°13° and lows 35°2°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2023)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 562
- Cooling degree days
- 2
South Mills in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 41°5°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1945)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 446
- Cooling degree days
- 9
South Mills in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 49°10°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1985)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 194
- Cooling degree days
- 47
South Mills in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 58°15°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1941)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 52
- Cooling degree days
- 151
South Mills in June
Highs average 85°30° and lows 67°19°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1939)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 339
South Mills in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 71°22°, with 5.7 in144 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1942)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 452
South Mills in August
Highs average 87°30° and lows 70°21°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1980)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 415
South Mills in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 65°18°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1944)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 258
South Mills in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 53°12°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 131
- Cooling degree days
- 72
South Mills in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 42°6°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1989)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1937)
- Heating degree days
- 375
- Cooling degree days
- 8
South Mills in December
Highs average 56°13° and lows 37°3°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1978)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 590
- Cooling degree days
- 3