Smithfield, NC Weather & Climate Normals
Smithfield's real weather, in one number
Smithfield, NC scores 47/100 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.
Smithfield's hottest and coldest months
Smithfield's hottest month is Jul, averaging 81°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 43°F, a 38.8°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Smithfield's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 31°F | 3.45in | 0.1in |
| Feb | 57°F | 33°F | 3.31in | 0in |
| Mar | 65°F | 39°F | 4.01in | 0in |
| Apr | 74°F | 48°F | 3.69in | 0in |
| May | 81°F | 57°F | 4.2in | 0in |
| Jun | 88°F | 66°F | 4.67in | 0in |
| Jul | 92°F | 71°F | 5.54in | 0in |
| Aug | 89°F | 69°F | 5.28in | 0in |
| Sep | 84°F | 63°F | 5.51in | 0in |
| Oct | 74°F | 50°F | 3.21in | 0in |
| Nov | 64°F | 39°F | 3.25in | 0in |
| Dec | 57°F | 34°F | 3.25in | 0.7in |
Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Smithfield at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Smithfield
Smithfield averages 49.37in of precipitation a year across roughly 118 days with measurable rain or snow, and 0.8in of snow a year.
Where Smithfield ranks
Smithfield ranks 2715 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 110 of 147 within NC. About 12,806 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Smithfield, NC US, 0.6 miles from Smithfield, 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