Blowing Rock
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📷 Ken Thomas· Public domainAbout
Blowing Rock is a town in Watauga and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census.
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Why visit
Visit Blowing Rock for museums, galleries, and collections, religious and civic architecture, markets, streets, food, and public squares. Use Blowing Rock to connect cultural institutions with streets, food, public space, and nearby landscape rather than treating each stop separately. A good itinerary should stay selective. In Blowing Rock, start with one strong anchor, then add a nearby walk, cafe, market, church, museum, bookshop, or evening event where the city supports it. In Blowing Rock, the route gains clarity when the spaces between formal stops are allowed to matter. Day trips from Blowing Rock work best when they change the reader's understanding of the base, not just the mileage.
When to avoid
Do not visit Blowing Rock expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. In Blowing Rock, a good plan starts with the constraints, not with the number of sights. Use Blowing Rock with realistic movement plans, especially where car dependence or heat can take over. Use Blowing Rock with honest transport planning rather than assuming every link will be easy.
Mild summer (June to September)
June through August are the months when heat and daylight most affect a visit to Blowing Rock. For Blowing Rock, mild conditions help walking, though weather can still shift during the day. In Blowing Rock, structure the day in sections: outdoor architecture or markets early, interiors later, and evening walks or performances when temperatures ease. Do not build Blowing Rock around a long route until the main hours are confirmed.
Winter (December to February)
The cooler or wetter season in Blowing Rock generally falls in December through February. Cool, damp weather shifts the visit toward interiors, cafes, bookshops, and shorter routes. For Blowing Rock, the season can favor careful indoor time in museums, archives, churches, theaters, and bookshops. For Blowing Rock, keep outdoor plans short, nearby, and flexible.
The next week in Blowing Rock
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
18° / 3°
UV Very high
Sat
Overcast
24° / 12°
UV High
Sun
Drizzle
26° / 14°
UV Very high
Mon
Overcast
27° / 14°
UV Very high
Tue
Overcast
27° / 12°
UV High
Wed
Drizzle
24° / 14°
3.9 mm
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
33° / -1°
Typical high / low
4 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.1h
06:21 – 20:24local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Blowing Rock
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI) at 76 km.
Getting around Blowing Rock
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.