What is the hottest month in Murphy?

July is the warmest month in Murphy, with an average high of 86.6°F.

What is the coldest month in Murphy?

January is the coldest month in Murphy, with an average low of 25.3°F.

What month does Murphy get the most rain?

December is typically the wettest month in Murphy, with about 5.99 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is Murphy in?

Murphy is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 8a, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Has the climate in Murphy changed recently?

23.2% of Murphy's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (since 2015), compared to roughly 5% if records were evenly distributed over time.

Murphy, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MURPHY 4ESE, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Murphy has an annual average temperature of 56.7°F with about 59.3 inches of precipitation per year and 4.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.3°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.99 in) and October the driest (3.45 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Pleasant months

1 / 12

avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F

Annual swing

37.4°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

3,864

HDD/yr

Cooling need

870

CDD/yr

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

85 of 366 (23.2%) of Murphy'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.

1870s		0
1880s		0
1890s		0
1900s		0
1910s		0
1920s		0
1930s		0
1940s		0
1950s		0
1960s		8
1970s		80
1980s		57
1990s		54
2000s		47
2010s		81
2020s		39

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	49.8°F	25.3°F	37.5°F	5.10 in	0.8 in	12
February	53.5°F	28.0°F	40.8°F	5.26 in	1.5 in	11
March	61.6°F	33.8°F	47.7°F	5.29 in	0.1 in	12
April	70.8°F	41.2°F	56.0°F	5.20 in	—	11
May	77.5°F	50.7°F	64.1°F	4.75 in	—	11
June	83.5°F	59.2°F	71.3°F	5.41 in	—	13
July	86.6°F	63.2°F	74.9°F	5.25 in	—	12
August	86.0°F	62.3°F	74.2°F	4.70 in	—	11
September	81.3°F	55.8°F	68.6°F	4.28 in	—	9
October	71.8°F	43.3°F	57.5°F	3.45 in	—	8
November	61.4°F	32.8°F	47.1°F	4.60 in	0.1 in	9
December	52.7°F	28.4°F	40.5°F	5.99 in	1.9 in	12