Mills River, NC Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Mills River actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Mills River, NC, the comfort score comes out to 58/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 6 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Mills River's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Mills River run from 37°F in Jan up to 73°F in Jul, a 35.8°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Mills River, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 27°F | 4.39in |
| Feb | 51°F | 29°F | 3.65in |
| Mar | 58°F | 35°F | 3.95in |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 4.28in |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 4.24in |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.77in |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 5.32in |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.73in |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 4.36in |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 3.46in |
| Nov | 58°F | 34°F | 3.88in |
| Dec | 50°F | 30°F | 4.38in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, and Oct are Mills River's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Mills River actually gets
Mills River averages 51.41in of precipitation a year across roughly 156 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Mills River against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Mills River comes in at 642; within NC alone it ranks 5 of 147. Population is about 7,426.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Asheville 13 S, NC US, the NOAA station 3.1 miles from Mills River, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is