Black Mountain, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BLACK MTN 2 W, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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Climate summary
Black Mountain has an annual average temperature of 55.4°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.4°F).
Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Best time to visit Black Mountain
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Black 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.
| 1940s | 2 | |
| 1950s | 115 | |
| 1960s | 47 | |
| 1970s | 66 | |
| 1980s | 70 | |
| 1990s | 28 | |
| 2000s | 38 |
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 | 48.5°F | 26.4°F | 37.4°F | in | — | — |
| February | 51.9°F | 28.2°F | 40.0°F | in | — | — |
| March | 58.5°F | 33.6°F | 46.0°F | in | — | — |
| April | 67.8°F | 41.5°F | 54.7°F | in | — | — |
| May | 75.1°F | 50.5°F | 62.8°F | in | — | — |
| June | 81.0°F | 58.4°F | 69.7°F | in | — | — |
| July | 83.9°F | 62.3°F | 73.1°F | in | — | — |
| August | 82.7°F | 61.1°F | 71.9°F | in | — | — |
| September | 77.8°F | 54.8°F | 66.3°F | in | — | — |
| October | 68.8°F | 44.0°F | 56.4°F | in | — | — |
| November | 59.1°F | 33.1°F | 46.1°F | in | — | — |
| December | 50.9°F | 29.1°F | 40.0°F | in | — | — |
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