Spruce Pine, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SPRUCE PINE 2 NE, NC US.

Cfb Oceanic climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Spruce Pine has an annual average temperature of 52.6°F with about 57.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.5°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.48 in) and February the driest (3.54 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,842
Cooling need
360

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Climate change signal

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121 of 366 (33.1%) of Spruce Pine'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
153
2010s
184
2020s
29

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 44.6°F 23.5°F 34.0°F 4.54 in
February 47.5°F 25.6°F 36.6°F 3.54 in
March 55.0°F 31.8°F 43.4°F 5.23 in
April 64.0°F 39.2°F 51.6°F 5.48 in
May 71.4°F 48.3°F 59.9°F 5.12 in
June 77.5°F 56.7°F 67.1°F 5.03 in
July 81.2°F 60.0°F 70.6°F 5.45 in
August 79.6°F 59.1°F 69.3°F 5.48 in
September 73.8°F 52.9°F 63.3°F 5.08 in
October 65.1°F 41.7°F 53.4°F 3.79 in
November 55.8°F 31.5°F 43.7°F 3.85 in
December 48.4°F 26.9°F 37.7°F 4.63 in

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