North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Swain County, NC

A 62.9" / 52.5°F normal · 2025 ran 85% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 70% (26.53") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.7°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

62.9in
annual precipitation · 52.5°F

2025 vs Normal

85%
53.4" · 52.7°F (+0.2 vs normal)

Wettest Year

85.6in
2013

Driest Year

40.3in
2007

Biggest Rain Day

4.33in
Mar 17 · 1990

Warmest Year

54.0°F
2019

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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