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Hickory, North Carolina climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Hickory has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 87°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 26°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 47 inches. Snow is occasional (5 inches of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 87°F in July.

About 33 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 26°F in January.

About 98 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Wet

About 47 in of rain a year, plus 5 in of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

−0.8 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Hickory climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	49	53	61	70	77	84	87	86	80	71	60	52
Avg temp (°F)	38	41	48	57	66	73	77	75	69	58	47	40
Avg low (°F)	26	28	35	44	54	63	67	65	59	46	34	29
Precipitation (in)	3.7	3.2	4.0	4.1	3.7	4.3	4.4	4.9	3.9	3.2	3.4	3.9
Snowfall (in)	2.4	0.8	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	49	53	61	70	77	84
Avg temp (°F)	38	41	48	57	66	73
Avg low (°F)	26	28	35	44	54	63
Precipitation (in)	3.7	3.2	4.0	4.1	3.7	4.3
Snowfall (in)	2.4	0.8	0.4	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	87	86	80	71	60	52
Avg temp (°F)	77	75	69	58	47	40
Avg low (°F)	67	65	59	46	34	29
Precipitation (in)	4.4	4.9	3.9	3.2	3.4	3.9
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	—	—	1.3

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	10	11	10	11	11	12	11	9	7	9	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.3	1	7	13	8	3	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	22	19	13	4	0.1	—	—	—	0.0	3	16	22
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.7	0.4	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	10	11	10	11	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.3	1	7
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	22	19	13	4	0.1	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.7	0.4	0.1	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	12	11	9	7	9	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	13	8	3	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.0	3	16	22
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.3

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	57	59	59	56	57	56	58	56	51	46	50	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	6	7	8	8	6	6	7	10	12	11	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	10	10	11	13	13	12	9	9	8	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	11	10	11	14
Relative humidity (%)	81	80	79	77	76	73	69	69	70	72	74	80
Wind speed (mph)	4.9	5.3	5.6	5.6	4.6	4.0	3.6	3.5	4.1	4.3	4.4	4.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	57	59	59	56	57	56
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	6	7	8	8	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	10	10	11	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	13	13	12	12	11
Relative humidity (%)	81	80	79	77	76	73
Wind speed (mph)	4.9	5.3	5.6	5.6	4.6	4.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	58	56	51	46	50	58
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	7	10	12	11	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	12	9	9	8	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	12	11	10	11	14
Relative humidity (%)	69	69	70	72	74	80
Wind speed (mph)	3.6	3.5	4.1	4.3	4.4	4.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Statesville 2 Nne (NOAA GHCN station USC00318292), about 42 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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