Biltmore Forest, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BENT CREEK, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Biltmore Forest has an annual average temperature of 54.4°F with about 52 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.19 in) and February the driest (3.57 in).
Best time to visit Biltmore Forest
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →25 of 366 (6.8%) of Biltmore Forest'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.
| 1940s | 10 | |
| 1950s | 120 | |
| 1960s | 41 | |
| 1970s | 37 | |
| 1980s | 51 | |
| 1990s | 43 | |
| 2000s | 30 | |
| 2010s | 28 | |
| 2020s | 6 |
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 | 46.3°F | 24.5°F | 35.4°F | 4.50 in | — | 10 |
| February | 50.6°F | 26.1°F | 38.4°F | 3.57 in | — | 10 |
| March | 58.0°F | 32.0°F | 45.0°F | 4.64 in | — | 12 |
| April | 67.7°F | 39.8°F | 53.8°F | 4.46 in | — | 10 |
| May | 74.9°F | 49.8°F | 62.3°F | 4.12 in | — | 10 |
| June | 81.0°F | 57.8°F | 69.4°F | 4.75 in | — | 13 |
| July | 84.0°F | 61.7°F | 72.9°F | 5.19 in | — | 13 |
| August | 83.0°F | 60.6°F | 71.8°F | 4.13 in | — | 12 |
| September | 77.2°F | 54.4°F | 65.8°F | 4.74 in | — | 9 |
| October | 68.0°F | 42.5°F | 55.2°F | 3.64 in | — | 7 |
| November | 57.4°F | 31.5°F | 44.5°F | 4.07 in | — | 8 |
| December | 49.0°F | 27.2°F | 38.1°F | 4.20 in | — | 10 |
Climate twins of Biltmore Forest
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).