North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Gaston County, NC

A 60.5°F / 45.0" normal · 2025 ran +0.3°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +1.6°F (59.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 66% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

60.5°F
annual mean · 45.0" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.3°F
60.8°F · 39.5" (88% of normal)

Warmest Year

62.4°F
2019 · coldest 57.2°F (1966)

Wettest Year

64.1in
2020 · driest 30.8" (2007)

Hottest Day

104.0°F
Aug 22 · 1983

Coldest Day

-4.5°F
Jan 22 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

5.43in
Aug 27 · 2008

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

41°
J
45°
F
52°
M
60°
A
68°
M
76°
J
79°
J
78°
A
72°
S
61°
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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