Marion weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Marion, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Marion, 1 km from Marion; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 56.6 in1437 mm
- Snow a year
- 7 in18 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 13
- First fall freeze
- Oct 21
- Heating degree days
- 3,761
- Cooling degree days
- 1,204
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 10°−12° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Marion in January
Highs average 49°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1927)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 818
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Marion in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 31°0°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 2.1 in5.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2017)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 643
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Marion in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 37°3°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1907)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 501
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Marion in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 46°8°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1896)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 236
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Marion in May
Highs average 76°25° and lows 55°13°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2004)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 79
- Cooling degree days
- 93
Marion in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 63°17°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1936)
- Record low
- 33°1° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 241
Marion in July
Highs average 85°30° and lows 67°19°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 342
Marion in August
Highs average 84°29° and lows 66°19°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1900)
- Record low
- 37°3° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 310
Marion in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 60°16°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1925)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 165
Marion in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1951)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 221
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Marion in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 38°3°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1958)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 483
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Marion in December
Highs average 51°11° and lows 31°−1°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1926)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1894)
- Heating degree days
- 738
- Cooling degree days
- 0