North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Wilkes County, NC

A 57.2°F / 50.6" normal · 2025 ran +0.5°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +1.5°F (56.1°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 52% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

57.2°F
annual mean · 50.6" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.5°F
57.7°F · 42.7" (84% of normal)

Warmest Year

59.1°F
2024 · coldest 54.3°F (1976)

Wettest Year

76.3in
2018 · driest 35.2" (1988)

Hottest Day

100.4°F
Jun 30 · 2012

Coldest Day

-10.7°F
Jan 21 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

6.03in
Aug 10 · 1970

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

38°
J
42°
F
48°
M
57°
A
64°
M
72°
J
76°
J
74°
A
68°
S
58°
O
48°
N
41°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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