Brevard, North Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Brevard's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 75.6 inches of precipitation and 7 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.9°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,919 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBrevard
- Station IDUSC00311055
- Location35.23°N 82.74°W
- Elevation2,175 ft (663 m)
- Population7,973
On October 8, the normal high in Brevard is 72°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 30%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Brevard.
- Jan 49° 25°
- Feb 53° 27°
- Mar 60° 33°
- Apr 69° 41°
- May 75° 50°
- Jun 81° 58°
- Jul 83° 62°
- Aug 82° 62°
- Sep 77° 55°
- Oct 69° 43°
- Nov 59° 32°
- Dec 51° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Brevard each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in August (7.56 in), the least in February (5.38 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 25°F | 37.0°F | 6.98 | 1.7 | 10 | <1 | 24 | 10 h |
| February | 53°F | 27°F | 39.9°F | 5.38 | 1.4 | 10 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 33°F | 46.5°F | 5.88 | 0.8 | 12 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 41°F | 55.0°F | 5.83 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 5 | 13 h |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 62.5°F | 5.63 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 81°F | 58°F | 69.5°F | 6.83 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 83°F | 62°F | 72.5°F | 6.30 | 0.0 | 15 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 82°F | 62°F | 71.7°F | 7.56 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 77°F | 55°F | 66.0°F | 6.07 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 43°F | 56.3°F | 6.15 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 59°F | 32°F | 45.7°F | 5.87 | 0.2 | 8 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 51°F | 28°F | 39.3°F | 7.09 | 3.0 | 11 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 43°F | 55.2°F | 75.57 | 7.1 | 135 | 4 | 110 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −4°C | 2.8°C | 177 mm | 4 cm |
| February | 11°C | −3°C | 4.4°C | 137 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 15°C | 1°C | 8.1°C | 149 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 21°C | 5°C | 12.8°C | 148 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 10°C | 16.9°C | 143 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 173 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 17°C | 22.5°C | 160 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 17°C | 22.1°C | 192 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 13°C | 18.9°C | 154 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 6°C | 13.5°C | 156 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 15°C | 0°C | 7.6°C | 149 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 11°C | −2°C | 4.1°C | 180 mm | 8 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00311055; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Brevard?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00311055.
When is the last frost in Brevard?
In Brevard, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 23 in half of years and before October 11 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 211 year in 10 after May 7; 9 in 10 after April 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 231 year in 10 before October 11; 9 in 10 before November 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 185 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 210 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 4 in half of springs and before November 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Brevard in zone 7a in ZIP code 28768, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Brevard's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 7°F (21 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00311055; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Brevard?
In a normal year in Brevard, 4 days a year reach 90°F, 110 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 135 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 110a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 135a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1902) is 99°F, on July 21, 1926; the lowest is −20°F, on February 17, 1958.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2018, with 110.74 in; the snowiest season is 2009–10, with 33.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00311055; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00311055. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Brevard?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Brevard, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. November is the sunniest month (77%) and February the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.6 |
| February | 70% | 3.3 |
| March | 71% | 4.3 |
| April | 74% | 5.4 |
| May | 74% | 5.9 |
| June | 76% | 6.2 |
| July | 75% | 5.8 |
| August | 76% | 5.4 |
| September | 76% | 4.7 |
| October | 77% | 3.8 |
| November | 77% | 3.0 |
| December | 71% | 2.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Brevard need?
A normal year in Brevard brings 4,302 heating degree days, 20% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 740 cooling degree days, 18% fewer than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,378 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 868 | 0 |
| February | 701 | 0 |
| March | 575 | 0 |
| April | 309 | 8 |
| May | 122 | 46 |
| June | 15 | 148 |
| July | 2 | 234 |
| August | 2 | 210 |
| September | 52 | 84 |
| October | 280 | 10 |
| November | 581 | 0 |
| December | 795 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,302 | 740 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00311055. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Brevard been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 55.6°F, 0.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 55.2°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.8°F | +0.6°F | 67.82 | 5.0 |
| 2022 | 55.4°F | +0.2°F | 79.36 | 12.0 |
| 2023 | 56.1°F | +0.9°F | 60.94 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 56.9°F | +1.7°F | 88.86 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 55.6°F | +0.4°F | 57.47 | 2.3 |
Over 48 complete years from 1950 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.6°F per century (+0.26°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00311055; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Brevard's climate compare?
Brevard is warmer than 14 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 122. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.2°F is warmer than 61%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Brevard is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Brevard's climate
What is the coldest month in Brevard?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Brevard?
Yes: 7 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (3.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Brevard?
August, with 7.56 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 5.38 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Brevard in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Brevard in zone 7a in ZIP code 28768, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Brevard's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 7°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Brevard?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; in one year in ten it comes after May 7. Waiting until May 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Brevard in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- North Carolina climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Pisgah Forest (3 mi NE), NC6 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Caesars Head, SC11 miles from this station, 54.3°F a year
- Table Rock, SC14 miles from this station, 58.8°F a year
- Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW), NC15 miles from this station, 54.3°F a year
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