Morganton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Morganton, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at LENOIR, 24 km from Morganton; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.7 in1261 mm
- Snow a year
- 4 in10 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 6
- First fall freeze
- Oct 28
- Heating degree days
- 3,851
- Cooling degree days
- 1,287
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 14°−10° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Morganton in January
Highs average 49°10° and lows 27°−3°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1974)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 831
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Morganton in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1930)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 664
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Morganton in March
Highs average 60°16° and lows 36°2°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1907)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 523
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Morganton in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 45°7°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1925)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 245
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Morganton in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 54°12°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1918)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 80
- Cooling degree days
- 100
Morganton in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1954)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1910)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 262
Morganton in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°19°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1926)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1911)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 375
Morganton in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°19°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1983)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 332
Morganton in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1954)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1940)
- Heating degree days
- 29
- Cooling degree days
- 168
Morganton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 46°8°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1954)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1910)
- Heating degree days
- 221
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Morganton in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 36°2°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2003)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 502
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Morganton in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1924)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 749
- Cooling degree days
- 0