Oak Ridge, NC Weather & Climate Normals
Oak Ridge's real weather, in one number
Oak Ridge, NC scores 46/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Oak Ridge's hottest and coldest months
Oak Ridge's hottest month is Jul, averaging 79°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 40°F, a 39.2°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Oak Ridge's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 30°F | 3.39in | 2.9in |
| Feb | 53°F | 33°F | 2.81in | 2in |
| Mar | 61°F | 39°F | 3.72in | 0.9in |
| Apr | 71°F | 48°F | 3.78in | 0in |
| May | 78°F | 57°F | 3.49in | 0in |
| Jun | 85°F | 65°F | 4.09in | 0in |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 4.18in | 0in |
| Aug | 87°F | 68°F | 4.36in | 0in |
| Sep | 80°F | 62°F | 4.59in | 0in |
| Oct | 71°F | 49°F | 3.1in | 0in |
| Nov | 61°F | 39°F | 3.27in | 0.1in |
| Dec | 52°F | 33°F | 3.17in | 1.2in |
Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Oak Ridge at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge averages 43.95in of precipitation a year across roughly 116 days with measurable rain or snow, and 7.1in of snow a year.
Where Oak Ridge ranks
Oak Ridge ranks 3139 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 146 of 147 within NC. About 7,900 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Piedmont Triad Intl Ap, NC US, 6.0 miles from Oak Ridge, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station