North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
Swain County, NC
A 52.5°F / 62.9" normal · 2025 ran +0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+1.7°F (51.5°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
3rd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
63% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
52.5°F
annual mean · 62.9" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.2°F
52.7°F · 53.4" (85% of normal)
Warmest Year
54.0°F
2019 · coldest 49.7°F (1976)
Wettest Year
85.6in
2013 · driest 40.3" (2007)
Hottest Day
93.6°F
Jul 1 · 2012
Coldest Day
-22.9°F
Jan 21 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
4.33in
Mar 17 · 1990
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.