North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Cherokee County, NC

A 61.0" / 56.5°F normal · 2025 ran 93% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 74% (27.0") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 8th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.6°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

61.0in
annual precipitation · 56.5°F

2025 vs Normal

93%
56.8" · 56.6°F (+0.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

81.7in
1989

Driest Year

37.5in
2016

Biggest Rain Day

4.82in
Aug 18 · 2021

Warmest Year

58.4°F
2019

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

37°
J
42°
F
48°
M
56°
A
64°
M
70°
J
74°
J
73°
A
67°
S
58°
O
48°
N
41°
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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