Morganton (NC) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Morganton

Morganton average temperature chart (Celsius) Morganton average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Morganton (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 9.7 11.9 17.3 22.2 26 29.3 30.8 30.2 26.9 22 16.5 11.2
°F 49.5 53.5 63.2 72 78.8 84.8 87.5 86.4 80.5 71.5 61.7 52.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Morganton monthly rainfall chart (mm) Morganton monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Morganton (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 100 109 125 98 118 122 108 109 110 105 95 98
inches 3.9 4.3 4.9 3.8 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.9
Rainy days 11 10 11 10 11 10 12 11 8 8 9 10

Average annual rainfall in Morganton: 1250.1mm (492.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Morganton

Morganton average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Morganton
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6 6.8 7.8 9.1 9.3 9.7 9.3 8.7 8 7.8 6.4 5.8

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Morganton average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Morganton average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Morganton (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -2.9 -1.5 2.7 7 11.7 16 18.3 17.9 14.4 7.7 3 -1.1
Max °C 10.1 12.3 17.7 22.6 26.4 29.7 31.2 30.6 27.3 22.3 16.9 11.5
Min °F 26.9 29.4 36.9 44.6 53 60.7 64.9 64.1 57.8 45.9 37.3 30
Max °F 38.5 41.7 50.4 58.6 66.2 73 76.5 75.6 69.4 59 49.8 41.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Morganton average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Morganton average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Morganton in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 13.2 12.4 12.3 14.1 18.2 22.9 25.9 26.5 25.1 21.5 17.7 14.9
°F 55.7 54.3 54.2 57.3 64.7 73.2 78.7 79.7 77.1 70.7 63.8 58.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Morganton average winspeed by month (km/h) Morganton average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Morganton (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 14 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 11 13 13
mph 9 9 9 9 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Morganton relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Morganton
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
69% 66% 64% 62% 70% 73% 76% 77% 77% 72% 70% 70%

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Morganton weather stats

Morganton weather statistics
Hottest month: July 30.8°C 87.4°F
Driest month: November 95mm 3.7ins
Sunniest month: April 9.1hrs
Coldest month: January 9.7°C 49.5°F
Wettest month: March 125mm 4.9ins
Warmest sea: August 26.5°C 79.7°F
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