Is this weather normal in Avery County?

North Carolina · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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The last 12 months brought 42.4 inches of rain and snow to Avery County, 75% of the usual 56.5. Avery County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 57°, lows near 37°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Avery County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.0°OctNov: -0.1°NovDec: -0.8°DecJan 2026: -2.4°JanFeb: -1.4°FebMar: +6.4°MarApr: +4.7°AprMay: -0.8°MayJun: -0.5°JunJul: +1.3°JulAug: +0.9°AugSep: +3.8°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.1 inOctNov: -2.0 inNovDec: -2.2 inDecJan 2026: -2.4 inJanFeb: -0.7 inFebMar: -2.0 inMarApr: -3.0 inAprMay: -0.7 inMayJun: -1.7 inJunJul: +1.7 inJulAug: +1.0 inAugSep: -1.0 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Avery County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January41° / 23°4.6 in43.4° 193717.6° 1977
February44° / 25°3.7 in43.8° 201821.6° 1895
March51° / 31°4.8 in50.7° 201225.5° 1960
April61° / 39°5.0 in54.4° 202641.7° 1907
May68° / 47°5.1 in63.0° 189651.0° 1917
June74° / 55°5.1 in69.2° 195258.3° 1955
July77° / 59°5.5 in71.0° 199362.7° 1918
August76° / 57°4.9 in71.5° 200762.6° 1967
September71° / 52°5.0 in67.0° 192554.9° 1967
October62° / 41°4.2 in59.1° 191944.3° 1988
November52° / 32°4.2 in50.0° 198533.9° 1976
December44° / 27°4.5 in46.4° 201523.5° 1917

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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