Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Hottest Summers in North Carolina
Average daily high in the hottest month of the year, by county. Read it next to the cooling degree days in the same row: the two together are what the summer electricity bill is actually made of. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
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North Carolina ranked
| # | County | Summer high | Cooling degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland County | 92.2°F | 2,107 | $1,023 |
| 2 | Richmond County | 92.0°F | 2,081 | $1,105 |
| 3 | Cabarrus County | 91.8°F | 1,755 | $2,506 |
| 4 | Johnston County | 91.7°F | 1,871 | $2,124 |
| 5 | Union County | 91.1°F | 1,735 | $2,860 |
| 6 | Bladen County | 91.0°F | 1,865 | $1,139 |
| 7 | Robeson County | 91.0°F | 2,087 | $867 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 91.0°F | 2,083 | $1,386 |
| 9 | Cumberland County | 90.9°F | 1,890 | $1,574 |
| 10 | Alamance County | 90.8°F | 1,737 | $1,787 |
| 11 | Anson County | 90.7°F | 1,835 | $1,094 |
| 12 | Gaston County | 90.7°F | 1,854 | $1,914 |
| 13 | Greene County | 90.7°F | 1,841 | $1,049 |
| 14 | Cleveland County | 90.6°F | 1,459 | $1,503 |
| 15 | Lenoir County | 90.6°F | 2,014 | $1,032 |
| 16 | Wake County | 90.6°F | 1,779 | $3,237 |
| 17 | Halifax County | 90.5°F | 1,681 | $989 |
| 18 | Nash County | 90.5°F | 1,681 | $1,450 |
| 19 | Pitt County | 90.4°F | 1,916 | $1,629 |
| 20 | Harnett County | 90.3°F | 1,676 | $1,801 |
| 21 | Mecklenburg County | 90.3°F | 1,769 | $2,879 |
| 22 | Moore County | 90.3°F | 1,641 | $2,431 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 90.2°F | 1,545 | $1,940 |
| 24 | Lee County | 90.2°F | 1,669 | $1,761 |
| 25 | Wilson County | 90.2°F | 1,842 | $1,463 |
| 26 | Columbus County | 90.1°F | 1,763 | $1,154 |
| 27 | New Hanover County | 90.1°F | 2,131 | $2,706 |
| 28 | Pender County | 90.0°F | 2,133 | $2,122 |
| 29 | Caswell County | 89.8°F | 1,513 | $1,295 |
| 30 | Montgomery County | 89.8°F | 1,779 | $1,292 |
| 31 | Chatham County | 89.6°F | 1,652 | $3,044 |
| 32 | Craven County | 89.6°F | 1,897 | $1,684 |
| 33 | Jones County | 89.6°F | 1,897 | $1,100 |
| 34 | Hoke County | 89.5°F | 1,648 | $1,616 |
| 35 | Hyde County | 89.5°F | 2,052 | $1,066 |
| 36 | Sampson County | 89.5°F | 1,778 | $1,149 |
| 37 | Warren County | 89.4°F | 1,462 | $1,125 |
| 38 | Edgecombe County | 89.3°F | 1,687 | $1,092 |
| 39 | Onslow County | 89.3°F | 2,022 | $1,775 |
| 40 | Person County | 89.3°F | 1,357 | $1,589 |
| 41 | Washington County | 89.3°F | 1,803 | $1,021 |
| 42 | Northampton County | 89.2°F | 1,494 | $992 |
| 43 | Bertie County | 89.1°F | 1,754 | $911 |
| 44 | Davidson County | 89.1°F | 1,455 | $1,635 |
| 45 | Chowan County | 89.0°F | 1,840 | $1,674 |
| 46 | Granville County | 89.0°F | 1,551 | $1,903 |
| 47 | Vance County | 89.0°F | 1,551 | $1,276 |
| 48 | Beaufort County | 88.9°F | 2,026 | $1,512 |
| 49 | Rutherford County | 88.9°F | 1,387 | $1,491 |
| 50 | Catawba County | 88.7°F | 1,556 | $1,757 |
| 51 | Lincoln County | 88.7°F | 1,470 | $2,187 |
| 52 | Guilford County | 88.6°F | 1,567 | $1,930 |
| 53 | Stanly County | 88.6°F | 1,596 | $1,733 |
| 54 | Martin County | 88.5°F | 1,769 | $1,038 |
| 55 | Randolph County | 88.3°F | 1,388 | $1,446 |
| 56 | Camden County | 88.2°F | 1,759 | $2,264 |
| 57 | Currituck County | 88.2°F | 1,759 | $2,650 |
| 58 | Gates County | 88.2°F | 1,759 | $1,399 |
| 59 | Pamlico County | 88.2°F | 1,697 | $1,698 |
| 60 | Pasquotank County | 88.2°F | 1,759 | $1,810 |
| 61 | Perquimans County | 88.2°F | 1,759 | $1,714 |
| 62 | Rowan County | 88.2°F | 1,479 | $1,752 |
| 63 | Duplin County | 88.0°F | 1,419 | $1,103 |
| 64 | Forsyth County | 88.0°F | 1,514 | $1,872 |
| 65 | Orange County | 88.0°F | 1,380 | $3,364 |
| 66 | Tyrrell County | 87.8°F | 1,619 | $1,229 |
| 67 | Burke County | 87.7°F | 1,251 | $1,435 |
| 68 | Davie County | 87.7°F | 1,221 | $1,890 |
| 69 | Hertford County | 87.7°F | 1,386 | $1,038 |
| 70 | Caldwell County | 87.5°F | 1,289 | $1,452 |
| 71 | Rockingham County | 87.5°F | 1,340 | $1,344 |
| 72 | Iredell County | 87.3°F | 1,257 | $2,286 |
| 73 | Alexander County | 87.2°F | 1,265 | $1,563 |
| 74 | Brunswick County | 87.2°F | 1,865 | $2,427 |
| 75 | Stokes County | 87.2°F | 1,298 | $1,539 |
| 76 | Durham County | 87.0°F | 1,350 | $2,766 |
| 77 | Wilkes County | 86.9°F | 1,201 | $1,360 |
| 78 | Yadkin County | 86.9°F | 1,147 | $1,475 |
| 79 | Carteret County | 86.7°F | 1,977 | $2,324 |
| 80 | Cherokee County | 86.6°F | 1,038 | $1,673 |
| 81 | Clay County | 86.6°F | 1,038 | $2,041 |
| 82 | Polk County | 86.3°F | 1,383 | $2,194 |
| 83 | Surry County | 86.3°F | 973 | $1,395 |
| 84 | Buncombe County | 85.9°F | 1,092 | $2,755 |
| 85 | Dare County | 85.8°F | 1,705 | $3,189 |
| 86 | Jackson County | 85.3°F | 901 | $1,959 |
| 87 | McDowell County | 85.3°F | 1,203 | $1,394 |
| 88 | Madison County | 85.1°F | 786 | $2,053 |
| 89 | Henderson County | 84.5°F | 897 | $2,438 |
| 90 | Macon County | 84.3°F | 903 | $1,800 |
| 91 | Alleghany County | 83.6°F | 651 | $1,622 |
| 92 | Mitchell County | 83.2°F | 635 | $1,627 |
| 93 | Yancey County | 83.2°F | 635 | $1,763 |
| 94 | Graham County | 83.0°F | 763 | $1,310 |
| 95 | Transylvania County | 82.8°F | 740 | $2,546 |
| 96 | Haywood County | 81.5°F | 531 | $2,015 |
| 97 | Ashe County | 81.0°F | 408 | $1,767 |
| 98 | Watauga County | 79.0°F | 300 | $2,434 |
| 99 | Swain County | 73.7°F | 143 | $1,663 |
| 100 | Avery County | 71.9°F | 103 | $1,826 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Hottest Summers across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in North Carolina