Dobson, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MT AIRY 2 W, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Dobson has an annual average temperature of 55.5°F with about 50.5 inches of precipitation per year and 8.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.24 in) and February the driest (3.14 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Dobson
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →24 of 366 (6.6%) of Dobson'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 | 11 | |
| 1900s | 24 | |
| 1910s | 52 | |
| 1920s | 50 | |
| 1930s | 48 | |
| 1940s | 41 | |
| 1950s | 46 | |
| 1960s | 7 | |
| 1970s | 19 | |
| 1980s | 20 | |
| 1990s | 7 | |
| 2000s | 12 | |
| 2010s | 15 | |
| 2020s | 14 |
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 | 47.0°F | 24.8°F | 35.9°F | 3.99 in | 3.1 in | 11 |
| February | 50.7°F | 26.7°F | 38.7°F | 3.14 in | 2.2 in | 10 |
| March | 58.4°F | 32.6°F | 45.5°F | 4.19 in | 1.2 in | 12 |
| April | 68.5°F | 40.7°F | 54.6°F | 4.29 in | — | 12 |
| May | 76.0°F | 50.4°F | 63.2°F | 4.53 in | — | 13 |
| June | 83.1°F | 58.9°F | 71.0°F | 4.95 in | — | 13 |
| July | 86.3°F | 63.3°F | 74.8°F | 5.24 in | — | 14 |
| August | 85.0°F | 62.1°F | 73.5°F | 4.69 in | — | 13 |
| September | 79.3°F | 55.7°F | 67.5°F | 4.26 in | — | 11 |
| October | 69.9°F | 43.1°F | 56.5°F | 3.54 in | — | 9 |
| November | 59.3°F | 32.5°F | 45.9°F | 3.44 in | — | 9 |
| December | 49.9°F | 27.5°F | 38.7°F | 4.20 in | 1.7 in | 12 |
Climate twins of Dobson
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