Biltmore Forest, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BENT CREEK, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,419
Cooling need
597

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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

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