Is this weather normal in Watauga County?

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

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Watauga County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 52.9° on average. Watauga 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 58°, lows near 37°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.5°OctNov: +0.9°NovDec: -0.3°DecJan 2026: -1.9°JanFeb: -0.8°FebMar: +6.9°MarApr: +5.2°AprMay: -0.2°MayJun: +0.1°JunJul: +1.8°JulAug: +1.5°AugSep: +4.3°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: -1.3 inOctNov: -2.2 inNovDec: -1.7 inDecJan 2026: -2.1 inJanFeb: -1.0 inFebMar: -1.3 inMarApr: -2.7 inAprMay: -1.1 inMayJun: -1.8 inJunJul: +1.7 inJulAug: +1.9 inAugSep: -0.5 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 Watauga County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January42° / 24°4.4 in44.6° 195018.7° 1977
February45° / 26°3.5 in44.3° 201822.3° 1895
March52° / 32°4.5 in50.6° 201226.1° 1960
April62° / 39°5.0 in55.6° 202642.3° 1907
May69° / 47°5.2 in63.7° 189652.2° 1997
June75° / 55°5.1 in70.1° 195259.3° 1955
July79° / 59°5.3 in72.0° 199363.8° 1918
August77° / 58°5.0 in72.2° 200763.6° 1927
September72° / 52°5.1 in67.5° 201855.6° 1918
October63° / 42°4.2 in60.1° 191945.0° 1988
November53° / 32°4.1 in50.8° 198535.3° 1901
December45° / 27°4.3 in46.7° 201523.7° 1917

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

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