Elk Park, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BANNER ELK, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Elk Park has an annual average temperature of 50.1°F with about 53.8 inches of precipitation per year and 31.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 76.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.1°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.68 in) and November the driest (3.30 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Elk Park
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →15 of 366 (4.1%) of Elk Park'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.
| 1900s | 4 | |
| 1910s | 33 | |
| 1920s | 63 | |
| 1930s | 99 | |
| 1940s | 48 | |
| 1950s | 15 | |
| 1960s | 4 | |
| 1970s | 12 | |
| 1980s | 28 | |
| 1990s | 22 | |
| 2000s | 14 | |
| 2010s | 16 | |
| 2020s | 8 |
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 | 40.3°F | 22.1°F | 31.2°F | 4.62 in | 6.9 in | 14 |
| February | 43.5°F | 24.3°F | 33.9°F | 3.70 in | 11.4 in | 11 |
| March | 50.4°F | 30.4°F | 40.4°F | 4.87 in | 4.8 in | 13 |
| April | 60.4°F | 38.6°F | 49.5°F | 4.83 in | 0.8 in | 12 |
| May | 67.9°F | 47.4°F | 57.7°F | 5.13 in | — | 14 |
| June | 74.0°F | 55.5°F | 64.8°F | 5.12 in | — | 14 |
| July | 76.9°F | 58.7°F | 67.8°F | 5.68 in | — | 15 |
| August | 76.3°F | 57.3°F | 66.8°F | 4.31 in | — | 14 |
| September | 71.3°F | 51.5°F | 61.4°F | 4.55 in | — | 12 |
| October | 62.0°F | 40.1°F | 51.1°F | 3.41 in | 0.1 in | 9 |
| November | 52.3°F | 30.8°F | 41.5°F | 3.30 in | 1.6 in | 10 |
| December | 43.9°F | 25.5°F | 34.7°F | 4.25 in | 5.8 in | 13 |
Climate twins of Elk Park
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