Average annual temperature in McDowell County

Average annual temperature in McDowell County was 57.5 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. That is down 2% from 2024. That is the 82nd highest of 100 counties in 2025.

2025, °F57.5

Change on 2024-2%

Rank82nd of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high58.92019

Series low54.41968

Next release: Wednesday, 6 October 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Average annual temperature in McDowell County, 1950 to 2025

°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-06.

All 76 values

Period	°F
2025	57.5
2024	58.7
2023	58.4
2022	56.7
2021	57.4
2020	57.5
2019	58.9
2018	57.8
2017	58.1
2016	58.5
2015	57.9
2014	55.8
2013	55.7
2012	58.6
2011	57.8
2010	56.2
2009	56.1
2008	56.2
2007	57.9
2006	57.2
2005	56.5
2004	56.6
2003	56
2002	57
2001	56.9
2000	55.9
1999	57.1
1998	58.5
1997	55.3
1996	55.1
1995	55.7
1994	56.1
1993	55.9
1992	55.2
1991	57.3
1990	58.2
1989	55.7
1988	55.1
1987	56.1
1986	57
1985	55.9
1984	55.9
1983	54.7
1982	56.1
1981	54.7
1980	55.6
1979	54.6
1978	55.1
1977	55.6
1976	54.6
1975	56.6
1974	56.3
1973	56.2
1972	55.3
1971	56.1
1970	56.1
1969	54.4
1968	54.4
1967	55.1
1966	54.6
1965	56.1
1964	55.5
1963	54.6
1962	55.3
1961	55.3
1960	54.5
1959	56.6
1958	54.9
1957	56.9
1956	56.7
1955	56.2
1954	56.7
1953	57.4
1952	57.2
1951	56.2
1950	56.6

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2025
McDowell County	57.5
North Carolina	60
United States	54.6

McDowell County compared with nearby places

Under 57
57 to 60
60 to 61
61 to 62
62 and over

Average annual temperature, 2025, °F. McDowell County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by average annual temperature 50 places
Counties in North Carolina by average annual temperature 100 places

Definition

Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties (Average annual temperature, McDowell County, 1950 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Average annual temperature, McDowell County, 1950 to 2025. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/mcdowell-county-north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Average annual temperature, McDowell County, 1950 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/mcdowell-county-north-carolina.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Average annual temperature, McDowell County, 1950 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/mcdowell-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{noaa_average_annual_temperature_mcdowell_2025,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Average annual temperature, McDowell County, 1950 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/mcdowell-county-north-carolina. Publisher attribution: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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58.9 °F in 2019, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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