North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Macon County, NC

A 63.6" / 54.1°F normal · 2025 ran 79% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 67% (25.27") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.6°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

63.6in
annual precipitation · 54.1°F

2025 vs Normal

79%
50.2" · 54.8°F (+0.7 vs normal)

Wettest Year

89.3in
2020

Driest Year

44.1in
2016

Biggest Rain Day

4.91in
Mar 17 · 1990

Warmest Year

55.8°F
2019

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

36°
J
40°
F
46°
M
54°
A
61°
M
68°
J
71°
J
70°
A
64°
S
55°
O
45°
N
39°
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.

Nearby

← All North Carolina countiesU.S. overview
DriestSince · browse by state · precipitation & snowfall records · NOAA/RCC-ACIS ThreadEx gauge record · part of Weather Trader · supported by Substack Subscribers
© 2026 Weather Trader · All rights reserved