North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Ashe County, NC

A 53.1" / 51.2°F normal · 2025 ran 80% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 74% (22.37") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 6th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.5°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

53.1in
annual precipitation · 51.2°F

2025 vs Normal

80%
42.4" · 51.7°F (+0.5 vs normal)

Wettest Year

78.5in
2018

Driest Year

34.1in
1988

Biggest Rain Day

5.2in
Aug 17 · 1994

Warmest Year

52.9°F
2024

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

32°
J
36°
F
42°
M
50°
A
58°
M
65°
J
69°
J
68°
A
62°
S
52°
O
42°
N
36°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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