Beech Mtn, NC Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Beech Mtn's primary NOAA station, BEECH MTN.
The climate verdict for Beech Mtn
Water is the standout signal in Beech Mtn, North Carolina: 57.8 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 46°F. At 44/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 46°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 57.8"
- annual precipitation · 67" snow
- 161 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Beech Mtn: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00310645 · Beech Mtn, NC 46°F mean · 57.8" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 46°F
- RANK-COOL #1,509
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alpine
- PRCP-WET 57.8"
- SWING-MID 36°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,010 HDD
- STN-1 USC00310645
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Alpine, AZ ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NC station list.
- Beech Mtn (this station) 46°F
- Cold Alpine, AZ 46°F
- Hot Incline Village, NV 46°F
- Near Metlakatla, AK 46°F
- Near Cloudcroft, NM 46°F
Climate Living Index · Beech Mtn
Beech Mtn: 30/100 · grade F
Beech Mtn publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Beech Mtn, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 144 calendar days | 51/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 161 days/year | 34/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 45.8°F · 21.7° from 67.5°F | 22/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 57.8 in · 22.8 from 35 in | 19/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 66.5 inches/year | 12/100 · F |
Beech Mtn · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Beech Mtn is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 27.4°F and warmest-month mean 63.1°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 63.1°F
- Coldest month
- 27.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Beech Mtn sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Beech Mtn's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 78%
- Among 6,861 stations, Beech Mtn sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 7% wettest
- Beech Mtn's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 81%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Beech Mtn is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Beech Mtn compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Beech Mtn's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
44 10th percentile score exceeds 10% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Beech Mtn's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 32 complete annual observations from 1994 to 2025, BEECH MTN warmed at a fitted rate of 0.48°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Beech Mtn primary station fitted change +0.48 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F (2°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 5.2" | 16.6" | 24.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 37°F (3°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 4.2" | 16.5" | 22.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 43°F (6°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 4.8" | 13.0" | 19.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 53°F (12°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 4.9" | 4.4" | 10.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 61°F (16°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 5.7" | 0.1" | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| June | 66°F (19°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| July | 69°F (21°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 6.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| August | 68°F (20°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 5.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| September | 63°F (17°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 5.0" | 0.0" | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| October | 55°F (13°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 3.8" | 0.6" | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| November | 46°F (8°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 3.5" | 2.1" | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 39°F (4°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 4.8" | 13.2" | 22.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 69°F around July 12, short of 90°F on every date, while 144 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 19°F near January 20.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 2, then returns to freezing around November 11, covering 144 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is February 11, when 64% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 2 at 39%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 194 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 11 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 17°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Beech Mtn.
Where Beech Mtn Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 58 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 17°F.
Beech Mtn earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 16.6"
20.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 16.5"
17.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 13.0"
16.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.4"
15.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
17.2 days with precipitation
18.0 days with precipitation
18.6 days with precipitation
16.9 days with precipitation
13.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
11.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.1"
12.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 13.2"
18.3 days with precipitation
Beech Mtn spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 25%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Beech Mtn has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 35.7°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 6.0" and November 3.5". The three wettest months together take 29% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Beech Mtn's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 195 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 57.8" between them, or roughly 0.30 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to Beech Mtn
Beech Mtn averages 66.5 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 38 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 66.5 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 38 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 12% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 14
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 6
50% probability date
Growing Season
161 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,010
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
42
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NC closest to Beech Mtn on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (46°F here).
- Angelica, NY 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Cass City, MI 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Flaming Gorge, UT 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Gardiner, ME 46°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (57.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Bandon, OR 57.8" · 0.0" off
- Estacada, OR 57.8" · 0.0" off
- Carthage, MS 57.8" · 0.0" off
- Leola, AR 57.8" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Beech Mtn
heating led · wet · mid swing
Beech Mtn's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,010 annual heating degree days against 42 for cooling. Its 35.7°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Beech Mtn's frost-free season lasts about 161 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Beech Mtn coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 27°F (-3°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Beech Mtn typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Beech Mtn snow peak
January
Beech Mtn averages 66.5 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Beech Mtn's primary station: BEECH MTN (USC00310645). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Beech Mtn; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Beech Mtn comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.