Marion, NC

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Marion has an annual average temperature of 57.9°F with about 56.6 inches of precipitation per year and 7.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.47 in) and February the driest (3.65 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,555
Cooling need
1,008

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

16 of 366 (4.4%) of Marion'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.

1890s
20
1900s
60
1910s
33
1920s
40
1930s
35
1940s
31
1950s
38
1960s
14
1970s
11
1980s
8
1990s
8
2000s
36
2010s
24
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 48.9°F 28.3°F 38.6°F 4.69 in 1.9 in 9
February 52.9°F 31.2°F 42.1°F 3.65 in 2.1 in 8
March 60.5°F 37.4°F 49.0°F 4.33 in 1.4 in 10
April 69.8°F 45.9°F 57.9°F 4.90 in 10
May 76.2°F 54.7°F 65.4°F 5.30 in 11
June 82.2°F 63.2°F 72.7°F 5.47 in 12
July 85.3°F 66.7°F 76.0°F 5.13 in 13
August 84.1°F 65.8°F 75.0°F 5.18 in 12
September 79.1°F 59.9°F 69.5°F 4.75 in 10
October 69.8°F 47.6°F 58.7°F 4.09 in 8
November 60.1°F 37.8°F 49.0°F 4.18 in 8
December 51.4°F 31.0°F 41.2°F 4.91 in 1.7 in 9

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