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Monthly climate in Oriental, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Oriental features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -12 °C (11 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1469 mm (57.8 inches) and receives 146 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Oriental enjoys an average of 3262 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 49 minutes to 14 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Oriental, North Carolina, United States §

The warmest months in Oriental are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (77 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 11 °C (47 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Oriental experiences 129 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 9 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Oriental, North Carolina, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average high 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Minimum -12°C
(11°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Oriental, North Carolina, United States §

Oriental usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 18 rainy days and 179 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Oriental are January, March and October. On average, 73 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Oriental, North Carolina, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73 (2.9) 111 (4.4) 72 (2.8) 100 (3.9) 116 (4.6) 161 (6.4) 165 (6.5) 187 (7.4) 184 (7.2) 73 (2.9) 96 (3.8) 130 (5.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 10 9 9 11 17 20 21 14 9 8 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Oriental, North Carolina, United States §

The sunniest months in Oriental are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Oriental: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Oriental, North Carolina, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 174 201 268 302 321 319 332 321 293 282 235 209
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 5m 10h 55m 11h 59m 13h 5m 14h 0m 14h 27m 14h 12m 13h 23m 12h 20m 11h 15m 10h 18m 9h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Oriental, North Carolina, United States §

Oriental experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Oriental UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Oriental, North Carolina, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 5 4