Oak Ridge, North Carolina Climate
United States
Pop. 6,671 Elev. 284 m / 932 ft
TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·
Oak Ridge sees warm summers peaking at 90°F (32°C) in July, and cold winters that bottom out around 28°F (-2°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to around 109°F (43°C). Precipitation occurs on roughly 61 days per year (36.8 in / 934 mm total), with snow on 1 days and 10 in (242 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 133 sunny days per year and around 37 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 90°F (32°C) high | 28°F (-2°C) low |
| Feels like | 109°F (43°C) high | 24°F (-5°C) low |
| Rain | 61 days | 36.8 in (934 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 1 days | 9.5 in (242 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 133 sunny | 37 stormy |
| Wind | 2.5 mph (1.1 m/s) avg |
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Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
32
Jan 51
Feb 45
Mar 60
Apr 67
May 54
Jun 62
Jul 65
Aug 51
Sep 45
Oct 37
Nov 52
Dec Humidity (%)
51
Jan 59
Feb 46
Mar 57
Apr 63
May 65
Jun 73
Jul 76
Aug 72
Sep 65
Oct 54
Nov 61
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F 7°C | 28°F -2°C | 0.7 in 18 mm | 4.9 in123 mm | 18 |
| February | 56°F 13°C | 36°F 2°C | 4.3 in 110 mm | 1.2 in30 mm | 11 |
| March | 68°F 20°C | 45°F 7°C | 1.4 in 35 mm | — | 16 |
| April | 75°F 24°C | 55°F 13°C | 3.0 in 77 mm | — | 7 |
| May | 77°F 25°C | 60°F 15°C | 6.3 in 161 mm | — | 5 |
| June | 89°F 31°C | 69°F 20°C | 3.9 in 100 mm | — | 9 |
| July | 90°F 32°C | 73°F 23°C | 4.6 in 116 mm | — | 7 |
| August | 81°F 27°C | 66°F 19°C | 4.5 in 114 mm | — | 6 |
| September | 80°F 27°C | 61°F 16°C | 3.2 in 81 mm | — | 13 |
| October | 70°F 21°C | 51°F 11°C | 2.3 in 58 mm | — | 15 |
| November | 63°F 17°C | 43°F 6°C | 0.8 in 20 mm | 0.0 in0 mm | 15 |
| December | 51°F 11°C | 33°F 1°C | 1.8 in 45 mm | 3.5 in88 mm | 11 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 0 |
| February | 11 | 1 |
| March | 16 | 1 |
| April | 7 | 2 |
| May | 5 | 7 |
| June | 9 | 7 |
| July | 7 | 8 |
| August | 6 | 5 |
| September | 13 | 2 |
| October | 15 | 2 |
| November | 15 | 0 |
| December | 11 | 2 |