North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Yancey County, NC

A 54.3" / 51.8°F normal · 2025 ran 83% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 75% (23.57") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 7th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.8°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

54.3in
annual precipitation · 51.8°F

2025 vs Normal

83%
45.3" · 52.3°F (+0.5 vs normal)

Wettest Year

83.0in
2018

Driest Year

36.0in
1988

Biggest Rain Day

5.28in
Sep 27 · 2024

Warmest Year

53.4°F
2019

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

33°
J
37°
F
43°
M
51°
A
59°
M
66°
J
69°
J
68°
A
63°
S
53°
O
43°
N
37°
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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