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Monthly climate in Rockfish, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rockfish features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -12 °C (11 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1280 mm (50.4 inches) and receives 122 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rockfish enjoys an average of 3146 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 Rockfish, North Carolina, United States §

The warmest months in Rockfish are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 10 °C (46 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rockfish experiences 157 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 30 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Rockfish, 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 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Average low 2°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean minimum -7°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Minimum -12°C
(11°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)

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

Rockfish usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 151 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rockfish are March, October and November. On average, 70 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rockfish, 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) 89 (3.5) 93 (3.7) 70 (2.8) 98 (3.9) 105 (4.1) 123 (4.8) 114 (4.5) 157 (6.2) 173 (6.8) 58 (2.3) 82 (3.2) 117 (4.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 10 10 9 9 13 14 16 10 7 7 9

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

The sunniest months in Rockfish are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rockfish: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rockfish, 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 168 178 249 284 307 308 338 310 290 272 234 202
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 5m 10h 55m 11h 59m 13h 5m 14h 0m 14h 27m 14h 13m 13h 24m 12h 20m 11h 15m 10h 18m 9h 49m

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

Rockfish 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 Rockfish UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rockfish, 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 3