Annual mean 15°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind W
Warmest
30.1 °C
Coldest
7.4 °C
Wettest
92%
Windiest
4.0 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Roanoke Rapids over the whole year is 15°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C. Roanoke Rapids has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 81% in May, the driest month, to 85% in April, the wettest. Winds in Roanoke Rapids are highest in April, averaging 2.4 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.3 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Roanoke Rapids come in November, when the sky is typically 29% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 41%.
Month by month Roanoke Rapids climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
8°C
1°C
4°C
85%
35%
2.0 m/s
7
0
29
February
11°C
4°C
7°C
85%
40%
2.1 m/s
18
0
42
March
14°C
6°C
11°C
84%
34%
2.3 m/s
29
2
55
April
19°C
10°C
17°C
85%
32%
2.4 m/s
53
14
59
May
23°C
15°C
23°C
81%
41%
1.9 m/s
57
37
40
June
28°C
20°C
29°C
83%
32%
1.7 m/s
33
59
11
July
30°C
22°C
33°C
83%
31%
1.6 m/s
7
42
2
August
29°C
21°C
31°C
82%
36%
1.3 m/s
17
50
4
September
26°C
18°C
27°C
84%
41%
1.4 m/s
43
50
20
October
21°C
12°C
20°C
82%
35%
1.4 m/s
63
21
57
November
14°C
5°C
12°C
84%
29%
1.6 m/s
29
4
59
December
10°C
3°C
7°C
83%
35%
1.7 m/s
12
0
41
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Roanoke Rapids weather by season
Year round, Roanoke Rapids has days of about 8°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 1°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around May. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Roanoke Rapids weather in winterDecember to February
High 10°CLow 3°CRain 84%
Winter in Roanoke Rapids has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 84% chance of rain on a given day.
Roanoke Rapids weather in springMarch to May
High 19°CLow 10°CRain 84%
Spring in Roanoke Rapids has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 84% chance of rain on a given day.
Roanoke Rapids weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 21°CRain 82%
Summer in Roanoke Rapids has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 82% chance of rain on a given day.
Roanoke Rapids weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 20°CLow 11°CRain 83%
Autumn in Roanoke Rapids has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 83% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Roanoke Rapids?
Roanoke Rapids has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 81% in May, the driest month, to 85% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Roanoke Rapids windiest?
Winds in Roanoke Rapids are highest in April, averaging 2.4 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.3 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Roanoke Rapids year round?
The average temperature in Roanoke Rapids over the whole year is 15°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C.