The official National Weather Service forecast for Hickory — 35.7332°N, 81.3412°W, population 201,511, 1.8 miles from I-40. Forecasts here are written by NWS GSP, this county’s forecast office.
| Catawba County | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 50 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 53 | 70 |
| Avg low °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 32 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 46.5 |
1996–2025 normals for Catawba County — the climate division Hickory sits in. All-time county record high 102.6°F (1952-07-29); record low -6.2°F (1985-01-22). Source: NOAA / National Weather Service.