Hot Springs, NC Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Hot Springs's primary NOAA station, HOT SPRINGS.
The climate verdict for Hot Springs
Water is the standout signal in Hot Springs, North Carolina: 46.7 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 58°F. It scores 78/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 72% of them.
- 58°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 78/100
- comfort score, above 72% of station-mapped location scores
- 46.7"
- annual precipitation · 6" snow
- 201 days
- frost-free growing season
Hot Springs: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00314260 · Hot Springs, NC 58°F mean · 46.7" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 58°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,734
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Soddy Daisy-mow…
- PRCP-MID 46.7"
- SWING-MID 38°F
- COMF-TOP 78/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,805 HDD
- STN-1 USC00314260
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Soddy Daisy-mowbray Mtn, TN (+ 0 °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.
- Hot Springs (this station) 58°F
- Cold Morganton, NC 58°F
- Hot Assateague, MD 58°F
- Near Soddy Daisy-mow…, TN 58°F
- Near Ninety Nine Isl…, SC 58°F
Climate Living Index · Hot Springs
Hot Springs: 72/100 · grade B
Hot Springs publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Hot Springs, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 78/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 71 calendar days | 85/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 58.0°F · 9.5° from 67.5°F | 70/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 6.1 inches/year | 69/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 201 days/year | 65/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 46.7 in · 11.7 from 35 in | 59/100 · C |
Hot Springs · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Hot Springs is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 38.4°F and warmest-month mean 76.3°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 76.3°F
- Coldest month
- 38.4°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 Hot Springs sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Hot Springs's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 69th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 28% wettest
- Hot Springs's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 73%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Hot Springs is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Hot Springs compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Hot Springs's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
78 Top 28% score exceeds 72% 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%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F (9°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 38°F (4°C) | 3.7" | 1.6" | 20.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 52°F (11°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 3.3" | 2.6" | 16.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 60°F (16°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 4.0" | 0.5" | 11.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 71°F (21°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 3.8" | 0.0" | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| May | 78°F (26°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 5.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 5.2 |
| July | 87°F (31°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 4.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.9 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.8 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 3.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| October | 72°F (22°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| November | 60°F (16°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 2.9" | 0.2" | 11.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 52°F (11°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 3.9" | 1.2" | 17.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 87°F around July 8, short of 90°F on every date, while 71 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 28°F near January 20.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 21, then returns to freezing around December 13, covering 71 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 22, when 43% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 2 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 135 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 21 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Hot Springs.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 1.6"
12.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.6"
12.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.5"
12.6 days with precipitation
11.1 days with precipitation
12.3 days with precipitation
12.9 days with precipitation
12.6 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
8.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
9.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.2"
11.6 days with precipitation
Hot Springs spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 32% of the annual total and December through February 23%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Hot Springs has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 37.9°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: June averages 5.2" and October 2.4". The three wettest months together take 32% 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 Hot Springs's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 134 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 46.7" between them, or roughly 0.35 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.
Snow reaches Hot Springs, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 6.1 inches of snow a year here, most likely in February. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 6 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 29
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 11
50% probability date
Growing Season
201 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,805
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,273
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NC closest to Hot Springs 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 (58°F here).
- Bartlesville, OK 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Columbia, TN 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Disputanta, VA 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Lakeside, MO 58°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (46.7" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Bishopville, SC 46.6" · 0.0" off
- Emmitsburg, MD 46.6" · 0.0" off
- Somerville, NJ 46.7" · 0.0" off
- Ashland, KY 46.7" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Hot Springs's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Hot Springs's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,805 annual heating degree days against 1,273 for cooling. Its 37.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Hot Springs's frost-free season lasts about 201 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Hot Springs's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 37.9°F. The annual average is 58°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Hot Springs carries 46.7 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 6.1 inches. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Hot Springs's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Hot Springs, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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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 Hot Springs's primary station: HOT SPRINGS (USC00314260). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 3732840). Match rule for Hot Springs: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Hot Springs 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.