30-year climate normals

Mitchell County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

83.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 26.5°F.

Mitchell County gets 45.88" of precipitation a year, and 28% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	44.5°	26.5°	3.77"
February	49.1°	29.1°	3.53"
March	56.2°	34.2°	3.77"
April	66.0°	41.9°	4.21"
May	73.0°	48.8°	3.91"
June	79.8°	58.2°	4.38"
July	83.2°	61.2°	4.36"
August	81.1°	59.7°	4.27"
September	75.9°	53.9°	4.21"
October	66.9°	42.1°	2.64"
November	57.3°	33.6°	3.01"
December	48.3°	28.5°	3.82"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 28% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 3.77"

February 3.53"

March 3.77"

April 4.21"

May 3.91"

June 4.38"

July 4.36"

August 4.27"

September 4.21"

October 2.64"

November 3.01"

December 3.82"

Annual total 45.88"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 635

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,576

Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.09¢/kWh, North Carolina average $96

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $242

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Mitchell County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Mitchell County?

Mitchell County averages a high of 83.2°F in July and a low of 26.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 45.88 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Mitchell County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 28% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Mitchell County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 83.2°F. That drives 635 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Mitchell County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Mitchell County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station BURNSVILLE AG, NC US (USC00311248), 8.6 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, North Carolina residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.