Mills River, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ASHEVILLE 13 S, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
Best time to visit Mills River
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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 |
Climate twins of Mills River
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