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Monthly climate in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rutherfordton features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -13 °C (9 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1347 mm (53.0 inches) and receives 125 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rutherfordton enjoys an average of 3107 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 47 minutes to 14 hours 29 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Rutherfordton are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 9 °C (43 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rutherfordton experiences 133 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 37 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Rutherfordton, 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 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(46°F)
Average low 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Mean minimum -8°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Minimum -13°C
(9°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)

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

Rutherfordton usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 10 rainy days and 135 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rutherfordton are June, July and November. On average, 86 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rutherfordton, 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) 99 (3.9) 129 (5.1) 98 (3.9) 127 (5.0) 131 (5.1) 84 (3.3) 83 (3.3) 110 (4.3) 138 (5.4) 136 (5.3) 90 (3.5) 123 (4.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 11 11 9 12 13 15 12 9 9 7 8

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

The sunniest months in Rutherfordton are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 35 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rutherfordton: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rutherfordton, 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 164 177 240 272 297 319 342 313 287 261 231 198
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 3m 10h 54m 11h 59m 13h 6m 14h 2m 14h 29m 14h 14m 13h 24m 12h 20m 11h 14m 10h 17m 9h 47m

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

Rutherfordton 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, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Rutherfordton UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rutherfordton, 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 6 4