Is this weather normal in Burke County?

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

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Burke County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 59.6° on average. Burke County just had its 8th-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 65°, lows near 41°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.2°OctNov: +1.6°NovDec: -0.3°DecJan 2026: -1.5°JanFeb: -1.1°FebMar: +6.7°MarApr: +5.1°AprMay: -0.4°MayJun: +0.3°JunJul: +1.7°JulAug: +1.6°AugSep: +4.0°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: -0.2 inOctNov: -2.9 inNovDec: -2.0 inDecJan 2026: -1.5 inJanFeb: -1.4 inFebMar: -2.2 inMarApr: -3.1 inAprMay: +2.4 inMayJun: -1.8 inJunJul: +2.6 inJulAug: +1.5 inAugSep: +0.2 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 Burke County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January49° / 28°4.2 in49.4° 195025.8° 1977
February54° / 31°3.4 in50.0° 202328.8° 1895
March61° / 37°4.3 in57.8° 201234.7° 1960
April70° / 45°4.4 in62.6° 202649.8° 1907
May78° / 53°4.3 in71.4° 189659.8° 1917
June84° / 61°4.5 in78.1° 195267.7° 1974
July87° / 65°4.6 in80.0° 199371.9° 1918
August86° / 64°4.9 in80.3° 200771.4° 1922
September80° / 58°4.5 in75.1° 192562.7° 1967
October71° / 46°3.8 in66.2° 191952.0° 1917
November61° / 36°3.8 in55.4° 198541.4° 1976
December52° / 31°4.3 in51.1° 201529.7° 1917

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

Towns in Burke County

Crime Radar: Morganton, Valdese

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