Morganton weather in July: Morganton, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for July

Morganton in July has a normal high of 88°F and a normal low of 66°F, a daily mean of 77°F, holding near 88°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal July, 4.41 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 31°C and low of 19°C, 112 mm of precipitation in July.

  • NOAA stationMorganton
  • Station IDUSC00315838
  • Location35.73°N 81.67°W
  • Elevation1,180 ft (360 m)
  • Population17,825
  1. Jan 49° 28°
  2. Feb 53° 30°
  3. Mar 61° 37°
  4. Apr 71° 45°
  5. May 78° 54°
  6. Jun 85° 62°
  7. Jul 88° 66°
  8. Aug 86° 65°
  9. Sep 80° 59°
  10. Oct 71° 46°
  11. Nov 61° 35°
  12. Dec 52° 30°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Morganton in July?

The normal high is 88°F and the normal low 66°F, for a daily mean of 76.9°F. July is 3.6°F warmer than June and 1.5°F warmer than August. July is the warmest month of the year in Morganton and the 5th wettest. From one year to the next July's mean temperature typically moves about 1.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Julys in three average between 75°F and 79°F.

Morganton in July, day by day: normal high and low

Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 41%).

Normal high and low on five days of July, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
July 187°F65°F38%25%
July 888°F66°F38%25%
July 1588°F66°F39%25%
July 2288°F66°F40%26%
July 3187°F66°F41%27%
Every day of July: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon July 10, coldest night July 1)
Morganton: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of July
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
July 187°F65°F38%25%14 h 30 min
July 287°F65°F38%25%14 h 30 min
July 388°F65°F38%25%14 h 30 min
July 488°F66°F38%25%14 h 30 min
July 588°F66°F38%25%14 h 30 min
July 688°F66°F38%25%14 h 30 min
July 788°F66°F38%25%14 h 30 min
July 888°F66°F38%25%14 h 30 min
July 988°F66°F38%25%14 h 30 min
July 1088°F66°F38%25%14 h 30 min
July 1188°F66°F38%25%14 h 30 min
July 1288°F66°F39%25%14 h 30 min
July 1388°F66°F39%25%14 h 20 min
July 1488°F66°F39%25%14 h 20 min
July 1588°F66°F39%25%14 h 20 min
July 1688°F66°F39%25%14 h 20 min
July 1788°F66°F40%26%14 h 20 min
July 1888°F66°F40%26%14 h 20 min
July 1988°F66°F40%26%14 h 20 min
July 2088°F66°F40%26%14 h 20 min
July 2188°F66°F40%26%14 h 10 min
July 2288°F66°F40%26%14 h 10 min
July 2388°F66°F41%26%14 h 10 min
July 2488°F66°F41%26%14 h 10 min
July 2588°F66°F41%27%14 h 10 min
July 2688°F66°F41%27%14 h 10 min
July 2788°F66°F41%27%14 h 10 min
July 2888°F66°F41%27%14 h
July 2988°F66°F41%27%14 h
July 3087°F66°F41%27%14 h
July 3187°F66°F41%27%14 h
Normal high
88°FJuly average
Normal low
66°FJuly average
Precipitation
4.41 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
120.01 inch or more
Days at 90°F or more
14
Daylight
14 h 30 min to 14 hJuly 1 to July 31
Days at 70°F or more
31
Days at 80°F or more
29
Sunshine
78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00315838; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Morganton in July?

On a given July day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around July 25 (41%). In all, 4.41 in falls on 12 days of a normal July, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal July in Morganton, 14 days reach 90°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00315838.

What are the records for July in Morganton?

The warmest July temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 106°F, on July 29, 1952; the coldest is 40°F, on July 5, 2011. The wettest July brought 15.48 in (1916).

The July mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 76.9°F: 2021 76.9°F (at normal), 2022 78.3°F (+1.4), 2023 77.6°F (+0.7), 2024 78.8°F (+1.9), 2025 80.0°F (+3.1), 2026 78.7°F (+1.8). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Morganton: July in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
JulyMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202176.9°Fat normal4.16 in
202278.3°F+1.4°F8.33 in
202377.6°F+0.7°F7.48 in
202478.8°F+1.9°F6.71 in
202580.0°F+3.1°F9.41 in
202678.7°F+1.8°F7.84 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00315838; recent months: ACIS, station USC00315838. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does July in Morganton compare across North Carolina?

Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, July normal highs run from 69°F in Beech Mountain to 92°F in Laurinburg; Morganton's is 88°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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