Lake Lure weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lake Lure, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Lake Lure 2, 3 km from Lake Lure; records cover 2001–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 59.3 in1506 mm
- Snow a year
- 3 in8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 6
- First fall freeze
- Oct 31
- Heating degree days
- 3,656
- Cooling degree days
- 1,332
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 16°−9° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lake Lure in January
Highs average 50°10° and lows 28°−2°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2002)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 807
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lake Lure in February
Highs average 55°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2017)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 633
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lake Lure in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 36°2°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2020)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 502
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Lake Lure in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 44°7°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2010)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 231
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Lake Lure in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 54°12°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2019)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 63
- Cooling degree days
- 105
Lake Lure in June
Highs average 85°30° and lows 63°17°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2008)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 271
Lake Lure in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°19°, with 5.9 in149 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2010)
- Record low
- 53°12° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 378
Lake Lure in August
Highs average 87°30° and lows 66°19°, with 6.5 in165 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2007)
- Record low
- 50°10° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 346
Lake Lure in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2002)
- Record low
- 41°5° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 23
- Cooling degree days
- 179
Lake Lure in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 47°8°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2019)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 202
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Lake Lure in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 36°2°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2023)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 476
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Lake Lure in December
Highs average 53°12° and lows 31°−1°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2007)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 716
- Cooling degree days
- 0