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Otto, North Carolina
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 Otto, North Carolina
Location in North Carolina
Otto, North Carolina
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Macon |
| Elevation | 2,070 ft (630 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
28763
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| Area code(s) | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021766 |
Otto is an unincorporated community in Macon County, North Carolina, United States. Otto is located along U.S. Route 23, 8.4 miles (13.5 km) south of Franklin. Otto has a post office with ZIP code 28763. Otto has a community development organization which meets regularly in the Otto Community Building. This building is attached to the Otto Fire Station which is run by volunteer firefighters.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Otto has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Otto was 99 °F (37.2 °C) on June 30–July 2, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was −18 °F (−27.8 °C) on January 21, 1985.
| Climate data for Coweeta Experimental Station, North Carolina, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 78 (26) |
79 (26) |
87 (31) |
89 (32) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
99 (37) |
97 (36) |
94 (34) |
90 (32) |
83 (28) |
77 (25) |
99 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 67.1 (19.5) |
70.9 (21.6) |
78.2 (25.7) |
83.7 (28.7) |
86.8 (30.4) |
90.1 (32.3) |
91.3 (32.9) |
90.7 (32.6) |
87.4 (30.8) |
81.6 (27.6) |
75.4 (24.1) |
68.2 (20.1) |
92.4 (33.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 51.6 (10.9) |
55.3 (12.9) |
62.4 (16.9) |
71.0 (21.7) |
77.6 (25.3) |
83.2 (28.4) |
86.1 (30.1) |
85.1 (29.5) |
80.3 (26.8) |
71.8 (22.1) |
62.2 (16.8) |
54.2 (12.3) |
70.1 (21.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 38.6 (3.7) |
41.9 (5.5) |
48.5 (9.2) |
56.6 (13.7) |
64.0 (17.8) |
70.2 (21.2) |
73.4 (23.0) |
72.5 (22.5) |
67.2 (19.6) |
57.3 (14.1) |
47.5 (8.6) |
41.3 (5.2) |
56.6 (13.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25.7 (−3.5) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
34.5 (1.4) |
42.3 (5.7) |
50.3 (10.2) |
57.3 (14.1) |
60.7 (15.9) |
59.9 (15.5) |
54.1 (12.3) |
42.9 (6.1) |
32.8 (0.4) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
43.1 (6.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 8.4 (−13.1) |
13.4 (−10.3) |
19.0 (−7.2) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
34.2 (1.2) |
45.5 (7.5) |
52.4 (11.3) |
50.7 (10.4) |
39.4 (4.1) |
27.3 (−2.6) |
19.5 (−6.9) |
15.1 (−9.4) |
4.8 (−15.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −18 (−28) |
−4 (−20) |
−1 (−18) |
16 (−9) |
23 (−5) |
32 (0) |
40 (4) |
40 (4) |
28 (−2) |
14 (−10) |
3 (−16) |
−11 (−24) |
−18 (−28) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 7.08 (180) |
6.50 (165) |
6.67 (169) |
6.12 (155) |
5.30 (135) |
5.92 (150) |
5.11 (130) |
5.33 (135) |
5.68 (144) |
5.07 (129) |
6.14 (156) |
7.25 (184) |
72.17 (1,832) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.4 (1.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1.1 (2.8) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (2.0) |
2.6 (6.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.6 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 137.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
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