North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Gates County, NC

A 50.1" / 60.3°F normal · 2025 ran 92% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 73% (20.03") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.6°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

50.1in
annual precipitation · 60.3°F

2025 vs Normal

92%
45.8" · 60.6°F (+0.3 vs normal)

Wettest Year

66.4in
1989

Driest Year

33.6in
2001

Biggest Rain Day

7.32in
Aug 28 · 2011

Warmest Year

62.0°F
2019

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

41°
J
44°
F
50°
M
60°
A
68°
M
75°
J
79°
J
78°
A
72°
S
62°
O
51°
N
44°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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