Hickory (NC) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Hickory

Hickory average temperature chart (Celsius) Hickory average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Hickory (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 9.6 11.8 17.1 22.1 25.9 29.3 30.8 30.3 26.9 21.9 16.5 11.2
°F 49.4 53.3 62.7 71.8 78.6 84.8 87.4 86.5 80.5 71.4 61.7 52.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Hickory monthly rainfall chart (mm) Hickory monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Hickory (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 94 101 126 87 110 114 109 102 103 92 86 96
inches 3.7 4 5 3.4 4.3 4.5 4.3 4 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.8
Rainy days 11 10 11 9 11 10 12 10 8 7 9 10

Average annual rainfall in Hickory: 1174.633mm (462.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Hickory

Hickory average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Hickory
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6 6.8 7.9 9.1 9.4 9.8 9.4 8.8 8.1 7.8 6.4 5.8

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Hickory average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Hickory average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Hickory (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -2.8 -1.4 2.8 7.2 12 16.4 18.5 18.1 14.6 8 3.2 -0.9
Max °C 10 12.2 17.4 22.5 26.3 29.7 31.1 30.6 27.3 22.3 16.8 11.5
Min °F 27.1 29.6 37 44.9 53.5 61.4 65.3 64.5 58.2 46.3 37.8 30.4
Max °F 38.5 41.7 50.2 58.6 66.4 73.4 76.6 75.7 69.6 59.2 50 41.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Hickory average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Hickory average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Hickory in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 13.2 12.4 12.3 14.1 18.2 22.9 25.9 26.5 25.1 21.5 17.7 14.9
°F 55.7 54.3 54.2 57.3 64.7 73.2 78.7 79.7 77.1 70.7 63.8 58.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Hickory average winspeed by month (km/h) Hickory average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Hickory (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 14 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 13
mph 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 8 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Hickory relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Hickory
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
68% 65% 63% 61% 69% 72% 75% 76% 76% 72% 69% 69%

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Hickory weather stats

Hickory weather statistics
Hottest month: July 30.8°C 87.4°F
Driest month: November 86mm 3.4ins
Sunniest month: April 9.1hrs
Coldest month: January 9.6°C 49.3°F
Wettest month: March 126mm 5ins
Warmest sea: August 26.5°C 79.7°F
Map showing location of Hickory (35.73319, -81.3412) Hickory map pin © Google

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