North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Gaston County, NC

A 45.0" / 60.5°F normal · 2025 ran 88% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 75% (19.37") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.5°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

45.0in
annual precipitation · 60.5°F

2025 vs Normal

88%
39.5" · 60.8°F (+0.3 vs normal)

Wettest Year

64.1in
2020

Driest Year

30.8in
2007

Biggest Rain Day

5.43in
Aug 27 · 2008

Warmest Year

62.4°F
2019

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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