North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Transylvania County, NC

A 70.7" / 54.5°F normal · 2025 ran 76% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 72% (28.47") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.8°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

70.7in
annual precipitation · 54.5°F

2025 vs Normal

76%
53.6" · 55.0°F (+0.5 vs normal)

Wettest Year

105.5in
2013

Driest Year

47.5in
1981

Biggest Rain Day

7.57in
Sep 27 · 2024

Warmest Year

56.2°F
2019

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

36°
J
40°
F
46°
M
54°
A
61°
M
68°
J
71°
J
70°
A
65°
S
56°
O
46°
N
40°
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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