Chimney Rock Village, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LAKE LURE 2, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Chimney Rock Village has an annual average temperature of 58.6°F with about 59.3 inches of precipitation per year and 3.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.6°F). August is typically the wettest month (6.51 in) and February the driest (4.07 in). Snow typically falls from December through January.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,483
Cooling need
1,167

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

162 of 366 (44.3%) of Chimney Rock Village'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
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
130
2010s
174
2020s
62

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 50.3°F 27.6°F 39.0°F 4.99 in 1.6 in 8
February 55.1°F 29.7°F 42.4°F 4.07 in 8
March 62.1°F 35.6°F 48.9°F 4.79 in 0.1 in 10
April 71.6°F 44.3°F 58.0°F 4.59 in 9
May 78.4°F 54.3°F 66.4°F 4.92 in 10
June 85.2°F 62.7°F 74.0°F 5.28 in 10
July 87.9°F 66.5°F 77.2°F 5.88 in 11
August 86.6°F 65.7°F 76.1°F 6.51 in 10
September 81.4°F 59.0°F 70.2°F 4.95 in 8
October 72.3°F 46.6°F 59.5°F 4.33 in 7
November 62.5°F 35.9°F 49.2°F 4.28 in 7
December 53.3°F 30.5°F 41.9°F 4.72 in 1.4 in 8

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