Mills River, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ASHEVILLE 13 S, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mills River has an annual average temperature of 55.4°F with about 51.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.32 in) and October the driest (3.46 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,092
Cooling need
630

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

210 of 366 (57.4%) of Mills River'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.

2000s
98
2010s
159
2020s
109

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 47.5°F 26.9°F 37.2°F 4.39 in 13
February 51.3°F 29.4°F 40.4°F 3.65 in 12
March 58.3°F 35.1°F 46.7°F 3.95 in 13
April 67.4°F 42.2°F 54.8°F 4.28 in 13
May 74.2°F 51.1°F 62.6°F 4.24 in 14
June 80.4°F 59.2°F 69.8°F 4.77 in 15
July 83.0°F 63.0°F 73.0°F 5.32 in 17
August 81.9°F 62.0°F 72.0°F 4.73 in 15
September 76.7°F 55.7°F 66.2°F 4.36 in 11
October 67.9°F 44.3°F 56.1°F 3.46 in 10
November 58.0°F 34.0°F 46.0°F 3.88 in 11
December 50.0°F 29.7°F 39.8°F 4.38 in 12

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