Blowing Rock, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BLOWING ROCK 1NW, NC US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Blowing Rock has an annual average temperature of 49.8°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 77.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.0°F).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,613
Cooling need
150

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Blowing Rock'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.

1890s
13
1910s
14
1940s
40
1950s
54
1960s
35
1970s
79
1980s
63
1990s
35
2000s
33

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 38.7°F 21.0°F 29.9°F in
February 42.4°F 24.2°F 33.3°F in
March 49.9°F 30.2°F 40.0°F in
April 59.9°F 40.1°F 50.0°F in
May 66.5°F 48.2°F 57.3°F in
June 72.8°F 55.1°F 64.0°F in
July 77.1°F 59.7°F 68.4°F in
August 74.8°F 58.4°F 66.6°F in
September 70.0°F 52.8°F 61.4°F in
October 60.1°F 42.5°F 51.3°F in
November 50.9°F 32.2°F 41.6°F in
December 42.4°F 25.8°F 34.1°F in
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