Sunbury weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Sunbury, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, 23 km from Sunbury; records cover 2004–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 54.1 in1374 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 25
- First fall freeze
- Oct 23
- Heating degree days
- 3,894
- Cooling degree days
- 1,251
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 10°−12° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Sunbury in January
Highs average 53°12° and lows 24°−5°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2024)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 829
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Sunbury in February
Highs average 56°13° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2017)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 685
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Sunbury in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 31°−1°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2016)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 575
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Sunbury in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 41°5°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2009)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 277
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Sunbury in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 50°10°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 88
- Cooling degree days
- 96
Sunbury in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 58°15°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 37°3° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 250
Sunbury in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 63°17°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2010)
- Record low
- 49°9° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 380
Sunbury in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 60°16°, with 5.6 in141 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2007)
- Record low
- 46°8° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 309
Sunbury in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 55°13°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2020)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 21
- Cooling degree days
- 160
Sunbury in OctoberThis month
Highs average 75°24° and lows 44°7°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 202
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Sunbury in November
Highs average 65°18° and lows 33°0°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2004)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 492
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Sunbury in December
Highs average 57°14° and lows 27°−3°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2015)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 715
- Cooling degree days
- 0