North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Burke County, NC

A 50.4" / 58.1°F normal · 2025 ran 86% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 79% (22.4") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 9th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

50.4in
annual precipitation · 58.1°F

2025 vs Normal

86%
43.1" · 58.4°F (+0.3 vs normal)

Wettest Year

74.7in
2020

Driest Year

32.0in
2007

Biggest Rain Day

5.66in
Sep 8 · 2004

Warmest Year

59.5°F
2024

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

39°
J
43°
F
49°
M
58°
A
65°
M
73°
J
76°
J
75°
A
69°
S
59°
O
49°
N
42°
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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