Southern Pines weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Southern Pines, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Carthage Water Treatment Plant, 15 km from Southern Pines; records cover 1981–2025.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 47.8 in1214 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.3 in3.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 3
- First fall freeze
- Nov 9
- Heating degree days
- 3,172
- Cooling degree days
- 1,641
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 15°−9° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Southern Pines in January
Highs average 53°11° and lows 31°−1°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2022)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 725
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Southern Pines in February
Highs average 56°13° and lows 32°0°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2023)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 588
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Southern Pines in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 40°4°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2020)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 394
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Southern Pines in April
Highs average 73°23° and lows 47°8°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1981)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 182
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Southern Pines in May
Highs average 80°27° and lows 57°14°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1981)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 45
- Cooling degree days
- 152
Southern Pines in June
Highs average 87°30° and lows 65°19°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1981)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 332
Southern Pines in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°21°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 51°11° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 455
Southern Pines in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°20°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2007)
- Record low
- 42°6° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 389
Southern Pines in September
Highs average 83°29° and lows 61°16°, with 5.7 in144 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2010)
- Record low
- 41°5° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 15
- Cooling degree days
- 228
Southern Pines in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 49°10°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 162
- Cooling degree days
- 40
Southern Pines in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 39°4°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2022)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 412
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Southern Pines in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°1°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2007)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 647
- Cooling degree days
- 1