North Carolina pollen and allergy seasons
July outlookModerate
North Carolina has a strong spring tree season led by oak and pine, then grass into summer and ragweed in the fall.
Twelve month pollen calendar
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Dominant species in July
Grass
Typical peak in July
No clear peak this month
Worst month of the year
April
Best month of the year
January
What is active in July
Grass
Cities in North Carolina
| City | Today | Worst today | Typical in July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinston | Very Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Midtown | Very Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Biscoe | Very Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Oriental | Very Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Carthage | Very Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| High Point | Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Monroe | Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Waxhaw | Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Nashville | Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Lake Park | Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Wallburg | Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Carolina Shores | Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Bailey | Highas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Raleigh | Moderateas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Winston Salem | Moderateas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Rocky Mount | Moderateas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Asheboro | Moderateas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Clemmons | Moderateas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Sherrills Ford | Moderateas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Newland | Moderateas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Coats | Moderateas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Gerton | Moderateas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Siler City | Moderateas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Stanfield | Moderateas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Davidson | Lowas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Mocksville | Lowas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Linville | Lowas of Jul 12 | Grass | Moderate |
| Sparta | Noneas of Jul 12 | None | Moderate |
| Charlotte | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Durham | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Greensboro | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Fayetteville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Concord | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Asheville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Wilmington | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Hickory | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Gastonia | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Cary | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Burlington | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Greenville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Jacksonville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Apex | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Huntersville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Chapel Hill | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Kannapolis | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Mooresville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Wake Forest | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Wilson | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Holly Springs | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Indian Trail | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Fuquay Varina | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Salisbury | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Goldsboro | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Garner | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Cornelius | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| New Bern | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Sanford | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Morrisville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Matthews | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Statesville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Clayton | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Kernersville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Thomasville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Mint Hill | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Leland | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Shelby | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Carrboro | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Lexington | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Boone | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Knightdale | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Lumberton | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Harrisburg | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Mebane | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Elizabeth City | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Lenoir | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Pinehurst | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Mount Holly | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Hope Mills | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Morganton | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Graham | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Murraysville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Albemarle | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Stallings | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Havelock | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Southern Pines | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Eden | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Hendersonville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Belmont | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Laurinburg | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Roanoke Rapids | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Henderson | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Reidsville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Piney Green | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Anderson Creek | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Lewisville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Weddington | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Newton | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Lake Norman of Catawba | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Myrtle Grove | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Archdale | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Smithfield | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Spring Lake | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Wendell | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Lincolnton | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Kings Mountain | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Elon | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Pisgah Forest | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Sylva | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Weaverville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Valdese | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Richfield | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Manson | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Hubert | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Conover | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Currituck | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Leicester | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Black Mountain | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| King | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Kill Devil Hills | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Harmony | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Mars Hill | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Cleveland | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Bryson City | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| North Wilkesboro | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Pembroke | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| West Jefferson | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Tobaccoville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Advance | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| High Meadows Estates | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Summerfield | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Wallace | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Kitty Hawk | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Waynesville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Littleton | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Wesley Chapel | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Tabor City | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Marshall | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Walnut Cove | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Sandy Ridge | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Manteo | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Gibson | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Roxboro | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Rural Hall | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| North Elkin | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Triangle Trailer Park | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Mineral Springs | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Maiden | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Pendleton | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Burnsville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Wentworth | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Denton | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Crumpler | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Ash | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Taylorsville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Willow Spring | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Rougemont | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Sunset Beach | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Nakina | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Moyock | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Hurdle Mills | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Carolina Beach | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Highlands | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Cullowhee | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Germanton | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Bostic | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| China Grove | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Vass | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Lake Toxaway | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Glenville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Hot Springs | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Ayden | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Forest Oaks | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Swannanoa | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Marble | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Horse Shoe | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Farmville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Sheffield | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Candler | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Carolina | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Fleetwood | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Bunn | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Holly Ridge | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Walkertown | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Pine Knoll Shores | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Kittrell | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Troy | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Aberdeen | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Lake Junaluska | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Sneads Ferry | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Whitsett | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Cedar Grove | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Brevard | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Jefferson | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Denver | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Bolivia | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Ellerbe | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Pittsboro | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Angier | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Locust | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Dallas | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Corolla | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Kure Beach | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Robbinsville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| West End | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Southport | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Old Fort | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Catawba | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Cashiers | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Hampstead | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Roseboro | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Yadkinville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Beaufort | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Flat Rock | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Grimesland | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Rocky Point | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Franklinton | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Casar | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Merritt | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Tolarsville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Rutherford College | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Williamston | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Shallotte | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Tarboro | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Midland | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Mills River | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Bunnlevel | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Castle Hayne | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Lake Lure | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Lansing | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Murfreesboro | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Linden | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Morehead City | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Rolesville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Pilot Mountain | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Arden | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| New Hill | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Granite Falls | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Terrell | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Ocean Isle Beach | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Raeford | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Jarvisburg | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Moravian Falls | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Wagram | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Swansboro | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Beech Mountain | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Emerald Isle | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Hillsborough | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Henrico | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Youngsville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Richlands | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Madison | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Jamestown | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Zebulon | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Forest City | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Hays | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Calabash | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Hayesville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Sapphire | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Supply | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Murphy | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Dunn | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Vale | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Warne | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Fletcher | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Seven Springs | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Saluda | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Hertford | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Burgaw | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Maggie Valley | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Stedman | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Browns Summit | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Winterville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Franklin | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Oak Island | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Sims | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Efland | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Mount Airy | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Oakboro | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Stony Point | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Weldon | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Canton | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Washington | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Tryon | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Mount Gilead | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Oak Ridge | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Bahama | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Marshville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Wanchese | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Maple Hill | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Creedmoor | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Nags Head | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Chocowinity | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Scotland Neck | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Oak City | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Snow Camp | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Troutman | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Windsor | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Pineville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Columbus | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Marion | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Colfax | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Pine Hall | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Rutherfordton | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Selma | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Purlear | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Blowing Rock | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Rosman | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Pinnacle | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Etowah | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Gibsonville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Winnabow | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Snow Hill | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Pinetops | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Lillington | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| La Grange | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Chadbourn | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
| Whiteville | No live reading | Not available | Moderate |
Today and worst today come from live readings where available. Typical shows the usual level for this month from the seasonal profile.
The North Carolina allergy season
Allergy levels in North Carolina peak in April, when oak pollen runs highest. The season moves through tree pollen around April, grass in May, weed pollen such as ragweed in September. Levels start to climb around February. The lowest pollen levels of the year arrive in January.
Common questions
When does allergy season start in North Carolina?
Pollen levels in North Carolina usually begin climbing in February and reach their highest point in April.
What is the worst month for allergies in North Carolina?
April is typically the worst month in North Carolina, driven by oak pollen.
When does ragweed season end in North Carolina?
Ragweed pollen in North Carolina usually fades by the end of October, after the first hard frost in colder areas.
When is the best time for allergies in North Carolina?
January usually brings the lowest pollen levels of the year in North Carolina.