Lake Santeetlah, NC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lake Santeetlah 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).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,741
Cooling need
774

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Lake Santeetlah'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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