Coldest Cities in North Carolina.

Cities in North Carolina with the lowest average winter temperatures, from 30-year averages at the nearest weather station.

96 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Avg Winter Low	Annual Snowfall
1	Boone	20,032	23°F	25.6"
2	Waynesville	10,502	25°F	10.9"
3	Mount Airy	10,633	26°F	8.2"
4	Clemmons	21,871	27°F	7"
5	Henderson	14,885	27°F	1.6"
6	Lewisville	13,828	27°F	7"
7	Statesville	29,894	28°F	4.9"
8	Hendersonville	15,408	28°F	6.7"
9	Eden	15,356	28°F	4.5"
10	Mooresville	52,381	29°F	3.7"
11	Fuquay-Varina	40,485	29°F	4.8"
12	Garner	34,473	29°F	4.5"
13	Shelby	22,100	29°F	4"
14	Lenoir	18,299	29°F	4.1"
15	Durham	291,467	30°F	5.2"
16	Wake Forest	52,844	30°F	1.7"
17	Holly Springs	45,248	30°F	4.8"
18	Lexington	19,690	30°F	3.3"
19	Morganton	17,646	30°F	4.5"
20	Reidsville	14,585	30°F	7.3"
21	Rolesville	10,766	30°F	3.3"
22	Concord	108,719	31°F	3.3"
23	Asheville	94,535	31°F	11.5"
24	Kannapolis	57,890	31°F	3.3"
25	Salisbury	35,825	31°F	2.4"
26	Clayton	29,320	31°F	3.2"
27	Asheboro	27,580	31°F	4.6"
28	Carrboro	21,204	31°F	2.8"
29	Knightdale	20,214	31°F	3.3"
30	Harrisburg	19,633	31°F	3.3"
31	Mebane	19,538	31°F	1.8"
32	Graham	18,048	31°F	1.8"
33	Davidson	15,660	31°F	3.3"
34	Anderson Creek	13,927	31°F	1.1"
35	Spout Springs	11,242	31°F	1.1"
36	Greensboro	301,198	32°F	7.1"
37	Burlington	59,610	32°F	1.8"
38	Rocky Mount	54,297	32°F	0.7"
39	Hickory	44,258	32°F	0.3"
40	Monroe	36,759	32°F	2.1"
41	Sanford	31,478	32°F	2.4"
42	Kernersville	27,830	32°F	7.1"
43	Pinehurst	18,256	32°F	1.3"
44	Southern Pines	16,420	32°F	1.3"
45	Roanoke Rapids	14,856	32°F	5"
46	Wendell	13,064	32°F	3.3"
47	Lincolnton	11,783	32°F	5.6"
48	Summerfield	11,116	32°F	7.1"
49	Elon	11,032	32°F	1.8"
50	Tarboro	10,770	32°F	4.8"
51	Raleigh	481,031	33°F	4.5"
52	Winston-Salem	252,037	33°F	6.2"
53	Fayetteville	210,815	33°F	1.2"
54	Cary	179,306	33°F	4.8"
55	High Point	116,245	33°F	1.9"
56	Gastonia	82,884	33°F	1.2"
57	Apex	70,630	33°F	4.8"
58	Chapel Hill	61,607	33°F	2.8"
59	Morrisville	31,422	33°F	5.2"
60	Thomasville	27,321	33°F	1.9"
61	Albemarle	16,762	33°F	0.8"
62	Newton	13,333	33°F	0.3"
63	Lake Norman of Iredell	12,494	33°F	4.9"
64	Smithfield	12,116	33°F	0.8"
65	Archdale	12,087	33°F	1.9"
66	Spring Lake	11,573	33°F	1.1"
67	Charlotte	903,844	34°F	3.5"
68	Greenville	92,857	34°F	3.3"
69	Huntersville	63,969	34°F	3.5"
70	Wilson	48,370	34°F	1.9"
71	Indian Trail	42,036	34°F	2.1"
72	Cornelius	32,783	34°F	3.5"
73	Matthews	30,577	34°F	2.1"
74	Mint Hill	27,556	34°F	2.1"
75	Waxhaw	22,275	34°F	2.6"
76	Mount Holly	18,208	34°F	3.5"
77	Stallings	16,886	34°F	2.1"
78	Belmont	15,546	34°F	3.5"
79	Weddington	13,805	34°F	2.1"
80	Pineville	11,055	34°F	0.2"
81	Winterville	10,725	34°F	3.3"
82	Elizabeth City	18,871	35°F	0.2"
83	Lumberton	18,859	35°F	0.4"
84	Laurinburg	15,087	35°F	1.1"
85	Kings Mountain	12,039	35°F	1.2"
86	Goldsboro	34,383	36°F	2"
87	New Bern	32,734	36°F	1.1"
88	Hope Mills	17,939	36°F	1.2"
89	Jacksonville	71,279	37°F	0.6"
90	Kinston	19,505	37°F	0.7"
91	Piney Green	14,078	37°F	0.6"
92	Wilmington	120,805	38°F	0.9"
93	Leland	29,607	38°F	0.9"
94	Havelock	17,691	38°F	0.8"
95	Murraysville	16,339	38°F	0.9"
96	Myrtle Grove	12,637	38°F	0.9"