Bryson City weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Bryson City, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Oconaluftee, 16 km from Bryson City; records cover 1958–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 56.7 in1440 mm
- Snow a year
- 7 in17 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 26
- First fall freeze
- Oct 15
- Heating degree days
- 4,339
- Cooling degree days
- 779
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 7°−14° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Bryson City in January
Highs average 46°8° and lows 26°−3°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2002)
- Record low
- −23°−31° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 888
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bryson City in February
Highs average 51°10° and lows 29°−2°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1977)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 710
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bryson City in March
Highs average 59°15° and lows 34°1°, with 5.8 in148 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1985)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 577
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bryson City in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 42°6°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1986)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 305
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Bryson City in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 51°11°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1996)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 118
- Cooling degree days
- 54
Bryson City in June
Highs average 80°27° and lows 59°15°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2006)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 17
- Cooling degree days
- 155
Bryson City in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 63°17°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1993)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 242
Bryson City in August
Highs average 82°28° and lows 61°16°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1983)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 211
Bryson City in September
Highs average 78°26° and lows 55°13°, with 4 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1998)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 53
- Cooling degree days
- 96
Bryson City in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 43°6°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1998)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 294
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Bryson City in November
Highs average 58°15° and lows 33°1°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1984)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 575
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bryson City in December
Highs average 49°10° and lows 29°−1°, with 5.7 in144 mm of precipitation and 2 in5.1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1967)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 798
- Cooling degree days
- 0