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

Monthly Climate

34°
J
38°
F
44°
M
52°
A
60°
M
66°
J
69°
J
68°
A
63°
S
54°
O
44°
N
38°
D
—— 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.

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