Macon, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ARCOLA, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Macon has an annual average temperature of 59.7°F with about 47.7 inches of precipitation per year and 5.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.2°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.09 in) and February the driest (2.67 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Macon
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →16 of 366 (4.4%) of Macon'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.
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 46 | |
| 1950s | 26 | |
| 1960s | 31 | |
| 1970s | 44 | |
| 1980s | 70 | |
| 1990s | 69 | |
| 2000s | 39 | |
| 2010s | 41 |
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 | 52.8°F | 29.2°F | 41.0°F | 3.72 in | 3.0 in | 9 |
| February | 55.7°F | 31.8°F | 43.7°F | 2.67 in | 1.0 in | 7 |
| March | 63.1°F | 36.7°F | 49.9°F | 4.49 in | 0.3 in | 9 |
| April | 72.7°F | 45.6°F | 59.1°F | 3.80 in | — | 8 |
| May | 79.1°F | 55.0°F | 67.1°F | 3.19 in | — | 8 |
| June | 85.8°F | 63.5°F | 74.6°F | 4.29 in | — | 10 |
| July | 89.4°F | 67.7°F | 78.6°F | 5.09 in | — | 9 |
| August | 87.4°F | 66.1°F | 76.7°F | 4.82 in | — | 7 |
| September | 81.8°F | 59.9°F | 70.8°F | 5.09 in | — | 8 |
| October | 73.0°F | 47.7°F | 60.3°F | 3.88 in | — | 7 |
| November | 63.4°F | 38.4°F | 50.9°F | 3.30 in | 0.1 in | 7 |
| December | 55.6°F | 32.9°F | 44.3°F | 3.32 in | 1.1 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Macon
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).