NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
County Mapping
County Average Temperature
October - December 1981
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North Carolina (Hover over a County)
TempAverage Temperature: 47.9°F
Rank: 12th Coldest
Anomaly: -2.2°F
Mean: 50.1°F
County | Value | Rank 130 Years | Anomaly | 1901- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 47.4°F | 18 | -1.8°F | 49.2°F |
| Alexander County | 45.8°F | 8 | -2.6°F | 48.4°F |
| Alleghany County | 40.2°F | 7 | -2.5°F | 42.7°F |
| Anson County | 49.7°F | 13 | -2.3°F | 51.9°F |
| Ashe County | 39.1°F | 6 | -2.7°F | 41.8°F |
| Avery County | 39.0°F | 7 | -2.6°F | 41.5°F |
| Beaufort County | 51.1°F | 15 | -2.1°F | 53.2°F |
| Bertie County | 49.0°F | 14 | -2.1°F | 51.1°F |
| Bladen County | 51.3°F | 17 | -2.1°F | 53.3°F |
| Brunswick County | 52.2°F | 8 | -2.8°F | 55.0°F |
| Buncombe County | 42.6°F | 9 | -2.4°F | 45.0°F |
| Burke County | 45.5°F | 7 | -2.6°F | 48.1°F |
| Cabarrus County | 48.2°F | 10 | -2.2°F | 50.4°F |
| Caldwell County | 44.9°F | 7 | -2.7°F | 47.7°F |
| Camden County | 49.4°F | 12 | -2.2°F | 51.6°F |
| Carteret County | 53.0°F | 11 | -2.4°F | 55.5°F |
| Caswell County | 46.3°F | 10 | -2.4°F | 48.7°F |
| Catawba County | 46.9°F | 11 | -2.3°F | 49.2°F |
| Chatham County | 48.3°F | 13 | -2.0°F | 50.2°F |
| Cherokee County | 45.0°F | 13 | -2.3°F | 47.3°F |
| Chowan County | 49.5°F | 11 | -2.2°F | 51.7°F |
| Clay County | 43.5°F | 11 | -2.5°F | 46.0°F |
| Cleveland County | 47.3°F | 9 | -2.3°F | 49.6°F |
| Columbus County | 51.8°F | 16 | -2.2°F | 54.0°F |
| Craven County | 51.5°F | 18 | -2.1°F | 53.6°F |
| Cumberland County | 50.7°F | 22 | -1.8°F | 52.5°F |
| Currituck County | 50.1°F | 12 | -2.1°F | 52.2°F |
| Dare County | 51.9°F | 8 | -2.7°F | 54.6°F |
| Davidson County | 47.0°F | 14 | -2.0°F | 49.0°F |
| Davie County | 46.3°F | 12 | -2.1°F | 48.3°F |
| Duplin County | 50.3°F | 13 | -2.6°F | 52.8°F |
| Durham County | 47.5°F | 16 | -1.9°F | 49.4°F |
| Edgecombe County | 48.7°F | 11 | -2.3°F | 51.0°F |
| Forsyth County | 46.3°F | 15 | -1.8°F | 48.1°F |
| Franklin County | 47.3°F | 12 | -2.1°F | 49.4°F |
| Gaston County | 47.8°F | 10 | -2.2°F | 50.0°F |
| Gates County | 48.4°F | 11 | -2.3°F | 50.7°F |
| Graham County | 43.3°F | 15 | -2.1°F | 45.5°F |
| Granville County | 46.2°F | 9 | -2.4°F | 48.6°F |
| Greene County | 49.9°F | 15 | -2.2°F | 52.1°F |
| Guilford County | 46.8°F | 17 | -2.0°F | 48.7°F |
| Halifax County | 47.5°F | 10 | -2.4°F | 49.9°F |
| Harnett County | 49.8°F | 20 | -1.8°F | 51.6°F |
| Haywood County | 39.7°F | 7 | -2.7°F | 42.4°F |
| Henderson County | 44.1°F | 8 | -2.4°F | 46.4°F |
| Hertford County | 48.5°F | 17 | -2.1°F | 50.6°F |
| Hoke County | 50.2°F | 17 | -1.9°F | 52.0°F |
| Hyde County | 51.9°F | 8 | -2.6°F | 54.5°F |
| Iredell County | 46.6°F | 11 | -2.0°F | 48.7°F |
| Jackson County | 41.5°F | 11 | -2.4°F | 43.9°F |
| Johnston County | 49.6°F | 16 | -1.9°F | 51.5°F |
| Jones County | 50.9°F | 18 | -2.2°F | 53.1°F |
| Lee County | 48.8°F | 12 | -2.1°F | 50.9°F |
| Lenoir County | 50.4°F | 18 | -2.2°F | 52.5°F |
| Lincoln County | 47.2°F | 9 | -2.2°F | 49.4°F |
| McDowell County | 45.0°F | 8 | -2.2°F | 47.2°F |
| Macon County | 42.6°F | 11 | -2.4°F | 45.0°F |
| Madison County | 43.1°F | 12 | -2.3°F | 45.4°F |
| Martin County | 49.3°F | 11 | -2.2°F | 51.5°F |
| Mecklenburg County | 48.4°F | 11 | -2.1°F | 50.5°F |
| Mitchell County | 40.4°F | 10 | -2.3°F | 42.7°F |
| Montgomery County | 48.9°F | 11 | -2.2°F | 51.0°F |
| Moore County | 49.1°F | 13 | -2.1°F | 51.2°F |
| Nash County | 47.8°F | 12 | -2.3°F | 50.1°F |
| New Hanover County | 52.5°F | 9 | -2.6°F | 55.1°F |
| Northampton County | 47.8°F | 14 | -2.2°F | 49.9°F |
| Onslow County | 51.7°F | 17 | -2.3°F | 54.0°F |
| Orange County | 47.3°F | 18 | -1.8°F | 49.1°F |
| Pamlico County | 52.6°F | 18 | -1.9°F | 54.6°F |
| Pasquotank County | 49.5°F | 12 | -2.1°F | 51.7°F |
| Pender County | 51.5°F | 14 | -2.4°F | 53.9°F |
| Perquimans County | 49.4°F | 11 | -2.2°F | 51.6°F |
| Person County | 45.9°F | 9 | -2.3°F | 48.2°F |
| Pitt County | 49.9°F | 13 | -2.3°F | 52.2°F |
| Polk County | 47.4°F | 9 | -2.2°F | 49.6°F |
| Randolph County | 47.8°F | 14 | -2.1°F | 49.9°F |
| Richmond County | 49.8°F | 13 | -2.2°F | 52.0°F |
| Robeson County | 50.9°F | 13 | -2.2°F | 53.1°F |
| Rockingham County | 46.4°F | 14 | -2.0°F | 48.4°F |
| Rowan County | 47.1°F | 11 | -2.2°F | 49.3°F |
| Rutherford County | 47.2°F | 9 | -2.2°F | 49.4°F |
| Sampson County | 50.4°F | 16 | -2.2°F | 52.5°F |
| Scotland County | 50.3°F | 15 | -2.0°F | 52.3°F |
| Stanly County | 48.8°F | 11 | -2.2°F | 51.0°F |
| Stokes County | 46.0°F | 20 | -1.5°F | 47.5°F |
| Surry County | 44.8°F | 13 | -1.8°F | 46.6°F |
| Swain County | 41.5°F | 15 | -2.2°F | 43.7°F |
| Transylvania County | 42.7°F | 7 | -2.6°F | 45.2°F |
| Tyrrell County | 51.1°F | 13 | -2.2°F | 53.3°F |
| Union County | 49.2°F | 12 | -2.1°F | 51.3°F |
| Vance County | 46.2°F | 10 | -2.5°F | 48.7°F |
| Wake County | 48.5°F | 14 | -1.9°F | 50.4°F |
| Warren County | 46.4°F | 9 | -2.5°F | 49.0°F |
| Washington County | 50.2°F | 16 | -2.1°F | 52.3°F |
| Watauga County | 39.4°F | 7 | -2.8°F | 42.2°F |
| Wayne County | 49.9°F | 17 | -2.1°F | 52.1°F |
| Wilkes County | 44.3°F | 6 | -2.7°F | 47.0°F |
| Wilson County | 49.0°F | 13 | -2.2°F | 51.3°F |
| Yadkin County | 45.7°F | 13 | -2.0°F | 47.7°F |
| Yancey County | 40.5°F | 14 | -2.0°F | 42.5°F |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: County Mapping, published July 2025, retrieved on July 13, 2025 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
