Murphy weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Murphy, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Murphy 4ese, 6 km from Murphy; records cover 1873–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 59.3 in1506 mm
- Snow a year
- 4 in11 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 20
- First fall freeze
- Oct 21
- Heating degree days
- 4,039
- Cooling degree days
- 1,037
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 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Murphy in January
Highs average 50°10° and lows 25°−4°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1985)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 851
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Murphy in February
Highs average 54°12° and lows 28°−2°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1977)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1995)
- Heating degree days
- 679
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Murphy in March
Highs average 62°16° and lows 34°1°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2007)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 537
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Murphy in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 41°5°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1986)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 282
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Murphy in May
Highs average 78°25° and lows 51°10°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2011)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 100
- Cooling degree days
- 72
Murphy in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 59°15°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2012)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 201
Murphy in July
Highs average 87°30° and lows 63°17°, with 5.3 in133 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 307
Murphy in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 62°17°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1983)
- Record low
- 46°8° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 284
Murphy in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 56°13°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1975)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 33
- Cooling degree days
- 139
Murphy in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 43°6°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2019)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1974)
- Heating degree days
- 250
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Murphy in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 33°0°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1984)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 538
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Murphy in December
Highs average 53°12° and lows 28°−2°, with 6 in152 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2007)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 758
- Cooling degree days
- 0