Rutherford County, NC
: September 2026 so far averaged 73.9°F in Rutherford County, NC, the warmest 1 to 29 September in the county average since 2019, 5th warmest of 76 (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
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- High
- 79.4°F
- Warmest since 2025
- 29th warmest of 76
- Low
- 48.9°F
- Coldest since 2022
- 23rd coldest of 76
No measurable precipitation in the county average of Rutherford County, NC for 4 days to Tuesday 29 September 2026 (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
- Normal range, 43.3 to 66°F
Every year as a table
Every 29 September high of the county average in Rutherford County, NC since 1951: 79.4°F in 2026; the highest is 90.5°F, in 2017.
| Year | High, °F | Low, °F |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79.4 | 48.9 |
| 2025 | 79.8 | 61.6 |
| 2024 | 77.1 | 62.9 |
| 2023 | 75.9 | 55.8 |
| 2022 | 67.8 | 41.8 |
| 2021 | 84.5 | 54.2 |
| 2020 | 81.1 | 64.9 |
| 2019 | 85.2 | 65.8 |
| 2018 | 82.3 | 66.2 |
| 2017 | 90.5 | 62.3 |
| 2016 | 83.9 | 56.6 |
| 2015 | 74.3 | 67.6 |
| 2014 | 74.6 | 57.1 |
| 2013 | 72.6 | 53.3 |
| 2012 | 84.1 | 58.2 |
| 2011 | 80.9 | 55 |
| 2010 | 77.4 | 56.3 |
| 2009 | 81.8 | 50.1 |
| 2008 | 80.4 | 57.1 |
| 2007 | 81.5 | 47.9 |
| 2006 | 76 | 44.3 |
| 2005 | 79.1 | 62.3 |
| 2004 | 79.4 | 58.9 |
| 2003 | 72.8 | 43.2 |
| 2002 | 79.7 | 61.3 |
| 2001 | 70.7 | 43.3 |
| 2000 | 72 | 46.8 |
| 1999 | 76.9 | 66.4 |
| 1998 | 83.5 | 66 |
| 1997 | 70.9 | 57.7 |
| 1996 | 75.1 | 53.2 |
| 1995 | 76.6 | 51.7 |
| 1994 | 76.7 | 47.2 |
| 1993 | 74.7 | 42.2 |
| 1992 | 73.1 | 54 |
| 1991 | 74.9 | 42.6 |
| 1990 | 78.9 | 52.9 |
| 1989 | 67.8 | 47.1 |
| 1988 | 78.5 | 53.4 |
| 1987 | 77.6 | 56.5 |
| 1986 | 88.2 | 64.1 |
| 1985 | 73.8 | 42.1 |
| 1984 | 64.9 | 51.7 |
| 1983 | 77.6 | 48.7 |
| 1982 | 79.1 | 49.4 |
| 1981 | 82 | 45.4 |
| 1980 | 57.1 | 50.9 |
| 1979 | 74.3 | 62 |
| 1978 | 81.6 | 54.1 |
| 1977 | 77.7 | 48.6 |
| 1976 | 79.4 | 63.6 |
| 1975 | 73.4 | 46.6 |
| 1974 | 80.6 | 61.4 |
| 1973 | 85.1 | 62.4 |
| 1972 | 80.5 | 66.5 |
| 1971 | 81.1 | 61.6 |
| 1970 | 71.9 | 43 |
| 1969 | 77.7 | 45.8 |
| 1968 | 80.5 | 52.3 |
| 1967 | 70.7 | 44.3 |
| 1966 | 74.2 | 63.3 |
| 1965 | 69.4 | 53.2 |
| 1964 | 79.2 | 66.3 |
| 1963 | 68.8 | 53.8 |
| 1962 | 68.5 | 38.8 |
| 1961 | 80 | 49.8 |
| 1960 | 68.1 | 58.2 |
| 1959 | 83.9 | 63.7 |
| 1958 | 73.4 | 45.1 |
| 1957 | 53.1 | 45 |
| 1956 | 70.2 | 51.4 |
| 1955 | 82.2 | 58 |
| 1954 | 89.5 | 57.6 |
| 1953 | 85.7 | 49.8 |
| 1952 | 82.7 | 54.6 |
| 1951 | 76.7 | 47.3 |
The month
August 2026 averaged 77.7°F in Rutherford County, NC, the warmest August in the county average since 2016, tied 17th warmest of 132 (with 1899) (county average from NOAA's monthly county data, 1895 to 2026).
The month in words
- Tuesday 29 September 2026: a high of 79.4°F averaged over Rutherford County, NC, the warmest 29 September in the county average since 2025, tied 29th warmest of 76 (with 2004 and 1976) (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
- Tuesday 29 September 2026: a low of 48.9°F averaged over Rutherford County, NC, the coldest 29 September night in the county average since 2022, 23rd coldest of 76 (county average from NOAA gridded data, 1951 to 2026).
- Days of the month without a value
- 0
Nearby
Mount Mitchell, NC 31.5 mi, the nearest city with its own station