Rocky Mount weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Rocky Mount, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Rocky Mount, 3 km from Rocky Mount; records cover 1894–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.2 in1249 mm
- Snow a year
- 13 in32 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- 4,289
- Cooling degree days
- 1,066
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 12°−11° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Rocky Mount in January
Highs average 47°8° and lows 26°−3°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1952)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 877
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Rocky Mount in February
Highs average 51°10° and lows 27°−3°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1930)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1904)
- Heating degree days
- 728
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Rocky Mount in March
Highs average 59°15° and lows 34°1°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 2.5 in6.4 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1907)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 584
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Rocky Mount in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 42°5°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1930)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 297
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Rocky Mount in May
Highs average 76°25° and lows 52°11°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1941)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1901)
- Heating degree days
- 112
- Cooling degree days
- 78
Rocky Mount in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 60°16°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1936)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 215
Rocky Mount in July
Highs average 87°30° and lows 65°18°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1930)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1941)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 333
Rocky Mount in August
Highs average 85°30° and lows 63°17°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1930)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 284
Rocky Mount in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 56°13°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1932)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 50
- Cooling degree days
- 119
Rocky Mount in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 44°7°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 273
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Rocky Mount in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 34°1°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1900)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 562
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Rocky Mount in December
Highs average 50°10° and lows 29°−2°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1994)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 790
- Cooling degree days
- 0