Wilkesboro (NC) Temperature by Month
Wilkesboro in North Carolina, United States of America sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between 9°C (48°F) in January and 31°C (88°F) in July, averaging 21°C (70°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Wilkesboro Monthly Temperatures
The weather in Wilkesboro experiences significant differences between warm and cold seasons, with big shifts in temperature. At night, minimum temperatures range from 19°C (66°F) in July to -3°C (27°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Wilkesboro by month:
From around 4 AM to 6 AM temperatures are at their lowest; by 3 PM they've climbed to their daily peak.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Wilkesboro vs the United States of America
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United States of America. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Wilkesboro vs World: Temperature Compared
Wilkesboro's average annual maximum temperature is 21°C (70°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
Beijing, China averages 20°C (68°F) annually, but with big seasonal swings — very cold winters and hot summers.
Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually — known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Wilkesboro's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Wilkesboro climate page.
