North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Avery County, NC

A 56.2" / 50.6°F normal · 2025 ran 82% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 72% (23.13") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.2°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

56.2in
annual precipitation · 50.6°F

2025 vs Normal

82%
46.2" · 50.5°F (-0.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

79.5in
2013

Driest Year

38.1in
2007

Biggest Rain Day

6.64in
Sep 27 · 2024

Warmest Year

52.0°F
2019

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

32°
J
35°
F
42°
M
50°
A
58°
M
64°
J
68°
J
67°
A
61°
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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