Lake Lure, North Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Lake Lure's normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 59.3 inches of precipitation and 3 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.7°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,506 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLake Lure 2
- Station IDUSC00314764
- Location35.42°N 82.19°W
- Elevation1,040 ft (317 m)
- Population1,390
On October 22, the normal high in Lake Lure is 71°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 22%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Lure.
- Jan 50° 28°
- Feb 55° 30°
- Mar 62° 36°
- Apr 72° 44°
- May 78° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 88° 67°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 81° 59°
- Oct 72° 47°
- Nov 63° 36°
- Dec 53° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Lake Lure each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F. The most precipitation falls in August (6.51 in), the least in February (4.07 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 28°F | 39.0°F | 4.99 | 1.6 | 8 | <1 | 22 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 30°F | 42.4°F | 4.07 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 62°F | 36°F | 48.9°F | 4.79 | 0.1 | 10 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 44°F | 58.0°F | 4.59 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 54°F | 66.4°F | 4.92 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 85°F | 63°F | 74.0°F | 5.28 | 0.0 | 10 | 9 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 88°F | 67°F | 77.2°F | 5.88 | 0.0 | 11 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 87°F | 66°F | 76.1°F | 6.51 | 0.0 | 10 | 12 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 81°F | 59°F | 70.2°F | 4.95 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 47°F | 59.5°F | 4.33 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 36°F | 49.2°F | 4.28 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 31°F | 41.9°F | 4.72 | 1.4 | 8 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 47°F | 58.5°F | 59.31 | 3.1 | 106 | 45 | 83 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −2°C | 3.9°C | 127 mm | 4 cm |
| February | 13°C | −1°C | 5.8°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| March | 17°C | 2°C | 9.4°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 22°C | 7°C | 14.4°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 12°C | 19.1°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 17°C | 23.3°C | 134 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 25.1°C | 149 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 19°C | 24.5°C | 165 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 21.2°C | 126 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 8°C | 15.3°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 2°C | 9.6°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 12°C | −1°C | 5.5°C | 120 mm | 4 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00314764; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Lake Lure?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (7).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00314764.
When is the last frost in Lake Lure?
In Lake Lure, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 5 in half of years and after April 20 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 in half of years and before October 18 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 51 year in 10 after April 20; 9 in 10 after March 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 year in 10 before October 18; 9 in 10 before November 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 207 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 228 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 25 in half of springs and before November 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lake Lure in zone 8a in ZIP code 28746.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00314764; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Lake Lure?
In a normal year in Lake Lure, 45 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 83 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 106 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 45a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 83a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 106a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00314764.
How sunny is Lake Lure?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Lake Lure, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. November is the sunniest month (77%) and February the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.6 |
| February | 70% | 3.3 |
| March | 71% | 4.3 |
| April | 74% | 5.4 |
| May | 74% | 5.9 |
| June | 76% | 6.2 |
| July | 75% | 5.8 |
| August | 76% | 5.4 |
| September | 76% | 4.7 |
| October | 77% | 3.8 |
| November | 77% | 3.0 |
| December | 71% | 2.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Lake Lure need?
A normal year in Lake Lure brings 3,656 heating degree days, 32% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,331 cooling degree days, 47% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,278 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 807 | 0 |
| February | 633 | 0 |
| March | 502 | 1 |
| April | 231 | 20 |
| May | 63 | 105 |
| June | 3 | 271 |
| July | 0 | 378 |
| August | 0 | 346 |
| September | 23 | 179 |
| October | 202 | 30 |
| November | 476 | 2 |
| December | 716 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,656 | 1,331 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00314764. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Lake Lure been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 59.0°F, 0.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 58.5°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.7°F | +1.2°F | 51.85 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 59.7°F | +1.2°F | 46.04 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 59.8°F | +1.3°F | 71.56 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 59.0°F | +0.5°F | 52.53 | 1.5 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00314764. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lake Lure's climate compare?
Lake Lure is warmer than 45 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 114. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.5°F is warmer than 70%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lake Lure is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Lake Lure share this climate record?
Chimney Rock Village has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Chimney Rock Village, NC138 people · 4 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Lake Lure's climate
What is the coldest month in Lake Lure?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Lake Lure?
Yes: 3 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Lake Lure?
August, with 6.51 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 4.07 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lake Lure in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lake Lure in zone 8a in ZIP code 28746.
How late can frost come in Lake Lure?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 5; in one year in ten it comes after April 20. Waiting until April 20 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- North Carolina climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Forest City, NC14 miles from this station, 58.7°F a year
- Tryon, NC16 miles from this station, 59.6°F a year
- Swannanoa, NC16 miles from this station, 51.4°F a year
- Hendersonville, NC16 miles from this station, 56.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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