Marion, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MARION, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Marion
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Marion
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