Average Temperature in North Carolina by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of North Carolina for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in North Carolina History?

2019 was the warmest year in North Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 72.1 °F, and the average low was 50.6 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in North Carolina History?

1917 was the coolest year in North Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 67.8 °F, and the average low was 44.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	7	71.9	49.6
2022	18	71.2	48.9
2021	17	71.1	49.2
2020	4	71.0	50.6
2019	1	72.1	50.6
2018	13	70.7	50.2
2017	3	71.9	50.1
2016	4	71.7	50.0
2015	10	71.0	50.0
2014	81	69.2	47.4
2013	68	68.9	48.2
2012	7	71.8	49.6
2011	13	71.8	49.0
2010	50	70.2	47.8
2009	56	69.4	48.3
2008	37	70.7	47.9
2007	10	72.4	48.6
2006	23	71.3	48.3
2005	32	70.3	48.5
2004	37	69.9	48.8
2003	63	69.2	48.3
2002	18	71.1	48.8
2001	32	71.1	47.7
2000	81	69.8	47.0
1999	27	71.2	48.2
1998	4	71.8	49.8
1997	94	69.4	46.8
1996	103	68.6	46.9
1995	81	69.3	47.6
1994	50	70.2	47.8
1993	63	69.8	47.6
1992	89	68.8	47.6
1991	15	71.1	49.3
1990	2	72.7	49.4
1989	89	68.8	47.6
1988	114	69.0	45.6
1987	77	69.7	47.2
1986	23	70.9	48.7
1985	43	70.3	48.1
1984	68	69.8	47.4
1983	103	69.0	46.7
1982	68	69.3	47.8
1981	117	68.9	45.4
1980	99	69.4	46.5
1979	110	68.7	46.5
1978	113	68.7	46.2
1977	88	69.7	46.9
1976	114	69.3	45.3
1975	37	70.5	48.2
1974	50	70.3	47.8
1973	56	70.1	47.8
1972	98	69.0	47.0
1971	63	69.5	47.8
1970	81	70.0	46.9
1969	122	67.9	46.0
1968	117	69.0	45.4
1967	120	68.7	45.6
1966	125	68.1	45.6
1965	89	69.6	46.8
1964	94	69.4	46.8
1963	127	68.5	44.9
1962	110	68.7	46.5
1961	99	69.2	46.7
1960	117	68.4	45.9
1959	46	70.2	47.9
1958	125	67.6	45.9
1957	37	70.2	48.4
1956	46	70.4	47.9
1955	68	70.1	47.1
1954	46	71.4	46.8
1953	18	71.9	48.1
1952	43	71.0	47.5
1951	60	70.6	47.1
1950	60	69.9	47.6
1949	15	71.1	49.4
1948	50	70.2	47.8
1947	99	69.0	46.7
1946	27	71.0	48.3
1945	37	70.4	48.1
1944	77	70.1	46.8
1943	63	70.9	46.4
1942	50	70.5	47.4
1941	46	71.2	47.0
1940	120	68.7	45.6
1939	22	71.6	48.1
1938	23	71.1	48.4
1937	77	69.6	47.5
1936	68	69.9	47.4
1935	68	69.7	47.5
1934	60	70.1	47.5
1933	10	72.3	48.7
1932	18	71.5	48.4
1931	29	71.8	47.4
1930	68	70.3	46.9
1929	68	69.4	47.7
1928	94	69.3	46.9
1927	32	70.7	48.2
1926	81	70.1	46.8
1925	29	71.2	47.9
1924	114	68.7	45.8
1923	56	70.2	47.6
1922	29	70.3	48.8
1921	7	72.2	49.3
1920	112	68.6	46.3
1919	37	70.8	47.8
1918	81	69.7	47.0
1917	129	67.8	44.9
1916	77	70.2	46.9
1915	94	69.4	46.9
1914	103	69.1	46.5
1913	32	70.7	48.0
1912	103	68.8	46.7
1911	23	71.2	48.4
1910	108	69.0	46.4
1909	89	69.9	46.5
1908	68	69.9	47.3
1907	103	69.2	46.4
1906	63	69.6	47.8
1905	108	68.6	46.7
1904	128	67.9	45.0
1903	99	68.8	46.9
1902	89	69.4	46.9
1901	123	67.8	46.0
1900	32	70.8	48.1
1899	81	69.6	47.1
1898	50	69.6	48.3
1897	56	69.9	47.8
1896	43	70.2	48.2
1895	123	67.9	45.8