Banner Elk town, North Carolina

Official LSAD Designation: Banner Elk town • Census GEOID: 3703500 • Avery County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Banner Elk town.

Reference Weather Station: BANNER ELK, NC US (ID: USC00310506) • Located 0.4 miles from community center • Elevation: 1,149.1 m

Month	Average High (°F)	Average Low (°F)	Mean Temp (°F)	Precipitation (in)
January	40.3°	22.1°	31.2°	4.62"
February	43.5°	24.3°	33.9°	3.70"
March	50.4°	30.4°	40.4°	4.87"
April	60.4°	38.6°	49.5°	4.83"
May	67.9°	47.4°	57.7°	5.13"
June	74.0°	55.5°	64.8°	5.12"
July	76.9°	58.7°	67.8°	5.68"
August	76.3°	57.3°	66.8°	4.31"
September	71.3°	51.5°	61.4°	4.55"
October	62.0°	40.1°	51.1°	3.41"
November	52.3°	30.8°	41.5°	3.30"
December	43.9°	25.5°	34.7°	4.25"

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station BANNER ELK, NC US (ID: USC00310506) • 0.4 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Show annual mean of daily highs and lows

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows

Annual temperature data table (°F)

Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year	Annual mean (°F)	Annual mean of daily highs (°F)	Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010	48.5	59.2	37.8
2011	Unavailable	62.0	Unavailable
2012	50.9	61.6	40.3
2013	Unavailable	Unavailable	38.6
2014	48.5	58.9	38.0
2015	50.9	61.1	40.7
2016	51.0	61.8	40.1
2017	51.1	60.8	41.5
2018	50.8	59.7	42.0
2019	51.5	61.1	41.9
2020	51.5	59.8	43.1
2021	50.5	60.2	40.9
2022	49.5	59.2	39.8
2023	50.3	59.9	40.7
2024	50.8	60.2	41.4
2025	49.6	58.9	40.3

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.