Hot Springs, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HOT SPRINGS, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hot Springs has an annual average temperature of 58°F with about 46.7 inches of precipitation per year and 6.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.22 in) and October the driest (2.40 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,594
Cooling need
1,071

Best time to visit Hot Springs

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

105 of 366 (28.7%) of Hot Springs'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
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
45
1990s
80
2000s
90
2010s
104
2020s
47

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 48.3°F 28.5°F 38.4°F 3.66 in 1.6 in 12
February 52.3°F 30.8°F 41.6°F 3.34 in 2.6 in 12
March 60.4°F 36.7°F 48.6°F 3.99 in 0.5 in 13
April 70.5°F 44.2°F 57.4°F 3.83 in 11
May 77.9°F 53.5°F 65.7°F 4.50 in 12
June 84.3°F 61.5°F 72.9°F 5.22 in 13
July 87.2°F 65.4°F 76.3°F 4.67 in 13
August 86.4°F 64.5°F 75.5°F 4.93 in 11
September 81.9°F 58.8°F 70.3°F 3.35 in 9
October 71.6°F 46.9°F 59.3°F 2.40 in 8
November 60.4°F 36.3°F 48.4°F 2.86 in 0.2 in 9
December 51.5°F 31.6°F 41.5°F 3.91 in 1.2 in 12

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