Is this weather normal in Macon County?

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

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Macon County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.4. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 61°, lows near 38°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.8°OctNov: +1.6°NovDec: +1.0°DecJan 2026: -0.7°JanFeb: -0.3°FebMar: +6.8°MarApr: +4.7°AprMay: +0.4°MayJun: +0.4°JunJul: +2.8°JulAug: +1.9°AugSep: +4.8°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: -3.4 inNovDec: -3.8 inDecJan 2026: -3.3 inJanFeb: -2.9 inFebMar: -3.5 inMarApr: -3.1 inAprMay: +1.9 inMayJun: -2.1 inJunJul: +0.0 inJulAug: +0.9 inAugSep: -1.4 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 Macon County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January46° / 26°6.5 in48.3° 195022.5° 1977
February50° / 28°5.6 in47.8° 201827.6° 1895
March57° / 34°5.8 in53.7° 201231.7° 1960
April66° / 41°5.6 in58.5° 189646.4° 1901
May73° / 49°5.0 in67.3° 189655.5° 1917
June78° / 56°5.5 in72.3° 195262.3° 1955
July81° / 60°5.3 in73.6° 199365.9° 1967
August80° / 59°5.0 in73.0° 200765.7° 1967
September75° / 53°4.4 in72.6° 192559.1° 1967
October66° / 43°4.8 in62.9° 191947.2° 1987
November57° / 33°5.2 in53.9° 198537.7° 1976
December49° / 29°6.7 in48.6° 201528.4° 1917

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

Towns in Macon County

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