30-year climate normals

Vance County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

89.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 29.5°F.

Vance County gets 46.56" of precipitation a year, and 30% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	48.9°	29.5°	3.32"
February	52.3°	32.0°	2.81"
March	60.5°	38.5°	4.63"
April	70.5°	47.6°	3.72"
May	77.8°	57.2°	3.52"
June	85.1°	65.5°	5.01"
July	89.0°	69.5°	4.27"
August	87.0°	67.9°	4.77"
September	79.6°	61.4°	4.33"
October	70.6°	49.2°	3.18"
November	60.3°	39.5°	3.38"
December	51.7°	33.6°	3.62"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 30% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 3.32"

February 2.81"

March 4.63"

April 3.72"

May 3.52"

June 5.01"

July 4.27"

August 4.77"

September 4.33"

October 3.18"

November 3.38"

December 3.62"

Annual total 46.56"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,551

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,574

Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.09¢/kWh, North Carolina average $234

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $189

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Vance County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Vance County?

Vance County averages a high of 89.0°F in July and a low of 29.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 46.56 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Vance County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 30% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Vance County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 89.0°F. That drives 1,551 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Vance County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Vance County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station OXFORD AG, NC US (USC00316510), 12.2 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, North Carolina residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.