Beech Mountain, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BEECH MTN, NC US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Beech Mountain has an annual average temperature of 45.8°F with about 57.8 inches of precipitation per year and 66.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 68.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.97 in) and November the driest (3.50 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,900
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

109 of 366 (29.8%) of Beech Mountain's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1990s
106
2000s
103
2010s
100
2020s
57

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 34.8°F 20.0°F 27.4°F 5.18 in 16.6 in 20
February 36.9°F 21.8°F 29.3°F 4.21 in 16.5 in 18
March 43.4°F 27.7°F 35.6°F 4.81 in 13.0 in 16
April 53.3°F 36.4°F 44.9°F 4.92 in 4.4 in 15
May 60.7°F 46.0°F 53.3°F 5.71 in 0.1 in 17
June 65.9°F 53.6°F 59.8°F 4.94 in 18
July 68.9°F 57.3°F 63.1°F 5.97 in 19
August 67.7°F 56.1°F 61.9°F 4.96 in 17
September 63.4°F 50.5°F 57.0°F 4.99 in 13
October 55.0°F 40.6°F 47.8°F 3.75 in 0.6 in 12
November 45.6°F 30.9°F 38.3°F 3.50 in 2.1 in 12
December 38.8°F 24.4°F 31.6°F 4.84 in 13.2 in 18

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