Boiling Spring Lakes, NC climate
Boiling Spring Lakes has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 35°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Boiling Spring Lakes feels like
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Boiling Spring Lakes weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 35° | 3.6" | 0.5" | 11 | 1 | 40° – 52° |
| February | 61° | 37° | 3.4" | 0.4" | 10 | 0 | 40° – 57° |
| March | 67° | 42° | 3.8" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 48° – 62° |
| April | 74° | 51° | 3.2" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58° – 67° |
| May | 81° | 59° | 4.0" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 65° – 75° |
| June | 87° | 68° | 4.9" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 73° – 82° |
| July | 90° | 71° | 6.4" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 78° – 84° |
| August | 88° | 70° | 7.0" | 0 | 14 | 0 | 77° – 82° |
| September | 84° | 65° | 7.8" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 72° – 79° |
| October | 76° | 54° | 4.7" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 61° – 70° |
| November | 67° | 43° | 3.5" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 50° – 61° |
| December | 60° | 38° | 3.7" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 38° – 60° |
| Year | 74° | 53° | 56.0" | 0.9" | 126 | 1 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Boiling Spring Lakes
Boiling Spring Lakes gets 56 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 126 days a year.
About 239 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 24 and the first one by November 17. That leaves about 239 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 88% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Boiling Spring Lakes
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Boiling Spring Lakes, 50% of that work is heating and 50% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Boiling Spring Lakes and its neighbors
Boiling Spring Lakes borders 1 town with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.8°. Oak Island has both the coldest January nights (37°) and the hottest July afternoons (89°). Boiling Spring Lakes’s January low is 35° and its July high 90°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Boiling Spring Lakes compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Boiling Spring Lakes averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.8°). The shift is smaller than in 65% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Boiling Spring Lakes’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 38° to 60°. August is the most reliable, staying within 5°.
Common questions about Boiling Spring Lakes’s climate
What is the coldest month in Boiling Spring Lakes?
January, with a typical high of 58° and a low of 35°.
What is the hottest month in Boiling Spring Lakes?
July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 71°. About 46 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Boiling Spring Lakes get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.9 inches.
When is the first frost in Boiling Spring Lakes?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 17, and the last spring frost by March 24.
What is the rainiest month in Boiling Spring Lakes?
September, with 7.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 56 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Boiling Spring Lakes itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Leland 5.7 Wsw, NC (11 mi, snow) and Southport 5 N, NC (6 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.