Average Temperature in Highlands by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in Highlands, North Carolina for each year between 1893 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in Highlands?

1933 was the warmest year in the history of Highlands, North Carolina. The average daily high temperature was 68.0 °F, and the average low was 45.6 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in Highlands?

1903 was the coolest year in the history of Highlands, North Carolina. The average daily high temperature was 61.2 °F, and the average low was 35.5 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	71	61.6	41.7
2022	86	61.2	41.0
2021	77	61.5	41.4
2020	48	62.2	42.7
2019	47	62.5	42.6
2018	76	60.6	42.4
2017	55	61.9	42.3
2016	50	62.5	42.1
2015	60	61.4	42.4
2014	98	60.7	39.9
2013	103	59.6	40.6
2012	59	62.2	41.7
2011	72	62.1	41.1
2010	74	62.2	40.9
2009	53	62.1	42.1
2008	49	63.0	41.7
2007	42	63.7	42.0
2006	46	63.1	42.0
2005	70	61.6	41.7
2004	58	61.5	42.4
2002	54	62.1	42.1
2001	68	62.1	41.2
2000	82	62.3	40.2
1999	81	62.5	40.2
1998	44	62.9	42.3
1997	107	60.2	39.0
1996	111	59.6	38.9
1995	104	60.2	39.7
1994	95	60.9	39.9
1993	101	60.7	39.7
1992	106	59.5	39.7
1991	84	60.6	41.6
1990	51	62.6	41.8
1989	102	60.0	40.4
1988	113	59.9	37.7
1987	96	61.1	39.7
1986	65	62.3	41.1
1985	90	61.3	40.3
1984	78	62.5	40.5
1983	94	61.4	39.6
1982	52	62.7	41.7
1981	100	61.4	39.1
1980	97	61.7	39.0
1978	91	62.2	39.3
1976	69	61.1	42.2
1973	33	61.2	45.4
1972	38	61.5	44.8
1971	35	61.8	44.8
1970	40	61.9	44.0
1969	67	60.4	43.0
1968	61	60.7	43.1
1967	43	61.3	44.0
1966	57	60.3	43.8
1965	31	62.2	44.8
1964	37	62.0	44.3
1963	56	61.3	42.8
1962	41	61.8	44.2
1961	45	61.3	43.9
1960	66	60.4	43.0
1959	39	62.1	44.1
1958	73	60.6	42.6
1957	26	62.3	45.3
1956	25	63.2	44.4
1955	28	62.6	44.7
1954	24	63.8	44.5
1953	20	63.6	45.6
1952	19	64.2	45.1
1951	27	63.0	44.6
1950	36	62.2	44.2
1949	18	64.1	45.6
1948	17	64.4	45.3
1947	21	64.2	44.8
1946	6	66.1	46.4
1945	12	65.3	44.9
1944	11	65.5	45.1
1943	10	66.2	44.7
1942	15	65.3	44.5
1941	7	66.8	45.4
1940	29	64.2	43.0
1939	2	67.7	45.6
1938	4	66.9	46.0
1937	22	65.4	43.5
1936	9	67.2	43.7
1935	13	66.5	43.6
1934	14	66.2	43.7
1933	1	68.0	45.6
1932	3	67.1	46.0
1931	16	67.8	42.1
1930	30	66.1	41.1
1928	32	65.3	41.7
1927	8	66.8	44.4
1926	23	65.9	42.5
1925	5	68.1	44.4
1924	34	64.1	42.6
1920	110	60.5	38.4
1919	64	62.9	40.5
1918	87	61.7	40.4
1917	109	60.7	38.3
1916	79	62.2	40.6
1915	93	60.9	40.6
1914	88	60.7	41.1
1913	62	62.2	41.6
1910	105	60.5	39.2
1903	114	61.2	35.5
1902	83	62.0	40.2
1901	112	59.4	38.5
1900	85	61.0	41.1
1899	99	60.5	40.1
1898	89	60.5	41.3
1897	75	62.2	40.8
1896	63	62.5	41.1
1895	108	60.1	39.0
1894	80	61.7	41.1
1893	92	60.5	41.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1877–2024	Highlands	location