Fontana Dam, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TAPOCO, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Fontana Dam has an annual average temperature of 56.8°F with about 56.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.52 in) and October the driest (2.90 in).
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Fontana Dam'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.
| 1920s | 0 | |
| 1930s | 58 | |
| 1940s | 75 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 24 | |
| 1970s | 41 | |
| 1980s | 48 | |
| 1990s | 58 | |
| 2000s | 42 | |
| 2010s | 20 |
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 | 47.9°F | 28.4°F | 38.1°F | 5.40 in | — | 12 |
| February | 51.5°F | 31.4°F | 41.5°F | 4.78 in | — | 12 |
| March | 60.4°F | 36.6°F | 48.5°F | 5.43 in | — | 12 |
| April | 70.4°F | 43.7°F | 57.0°F | 4.72 in | — | 11 |
| May | 76.9°F | 51.7°F | 64.3°F | 4.94 in | — | 12 |
| June | 82.8°F | 58.9°F | 70.9°F | 5.52 in | — | 13 |
| July | 85.9°F | 61.8°F | 73.8°F | 4.99 in | — | 13 |
| August | 84.9°F | 61.2°F | 73.1°F | 4.13 in | — | 10 |
| September | 79.4°F | 56.5°F | 68.0°F | 3.59 in | — | 9 |
| October | 69.5°F | 46.0°F | 57.7°F | 2.90 in | — | 8 |
| November | 59.0°F | 36.1°F | 47.5°F | 4.23 in | — | 9 |
| December | 50.2°F | 31.2°F | 40.7°F | 5.50 in | — | 12 |
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