Weather in Gaston County

Calculated from weather data of Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (KCLT) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	54.0	53.0	58.0	52.0	52.0	55.0
February	61.0	61.0	65.0	60.0	54.0	58.0
March	65.0	68.0	65.0	69.0	67.0	68.0
April	74.0		73.0	74.0	74.0	73.0
May	80.0		76.0	82.0	80.0	75.0
June	86.0		83.0	90.0	86.0	85.0
July	91.0		91.0	91.0	90.0	92.0
August	89.0		89.0	87.0	90.0	88.0
September	84.0		83.0	82.0	83.0	80.0
October	75.0		76.0	71.0	77.0	75.0
November	63.0		64.0	65.0	63.0	68.0
December	57.0		58.0	53.0	64.0	55.0
Average	72.0	61.0	73.0	74.0	73.0	73.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	36.0	36	41	33	35	40
February	41.0	41	45	38	36	41
March	45.0	47	46	46	47	51
April	52.0		53	52	50	50
May	61.0		59	62	58	57
June	68.0		65	69	68	67
July	72.0		72	73	71	73
August	71.0		71	70	71	72
September	65.0		64	63	63	64
October	55.0		53	49	57	55
November	42.0		42	46	39	47
December	39.0		39	40	44	35
Average	52.0	41.0	54.0	54.0	53.0	54.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	69	83	82	76
77 °F or warmer	2	163	160	168	147
68 °F or warmer	20	239	231	241	229
32 °F or colder	17	28	35	32	26

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	10.3	17	10	9	9	13
February	10.4	9	9	10	13	14
March	8.9	14	8	10	8	9
April	7.4		17	4	4	5
May	5.4		8	3	3	10
June	3.8		8	1	3	4
July	2.1		1	3	3	2
August	4.5		8	3	4	6
September	5.2		2	8	5	9
October	5.1		2	3	5	7
November	6.5		6	9	3	4
December	10.8		15	9	5	6
Average	7.2	13.5	7.6	5.7	5.1	7.1

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	7.5	9	7	8	6	8
February	8.2	9	9	8	8	8
March	8.6	8	9	9	8	9
April	8.6		8	8	8	9
May	7.9		9	8	8	8
June	6.8		7	7	7	7
July	6.3		6	7	7	6
August	5.9		6	6	6	6
September	6.8		6	8	6	8
October	6.6		7	7	7	6
November	6.6		6	8	7	6
December	6.8		7	6	8	7
Average	7.3	8.2	7.1	7.5	7.1	7.2

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	SW	NW	NW	NW
February	SW	SW	SW	N	SW
March	NW	SW	SW	NE	SW
April		SW	SW	W	W
May		N	S	W	NW
June		NW	NW	S	SW
July		W	SW	SW	SW
August		W	W	SE	S
September		N	N	N	NE
October		W	N	W	NE
November		NE	NE	NW	E
December		W	N	SW	W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Gaston County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Gaston County?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 91 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Gaston County?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 54 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Gaston County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 10.9 %.

Which month is the driest in Gaston County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 2.2 %.