Candler (1 mi W), North Carolina climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Candler (1 mi W)'s normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 45.0 inches of precipitation and 10 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.8°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,143 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCandler (1 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00311420
- Location35.55°N 82.70°W
- Elevation2,240 ft (683 m)
On October 12, the normal high in Candler (1 mi W) is 70°F and the normal low 45°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 Candler (1 mi W).
- Jan 48° 25°
- Feb 52° 28°
- Mar 59° 34°
- Apr 68° 41°
- May 75° 50°
- Jun 81° 58°
- Jul 83° 62°
- Aug 82° 61°
- Sep 77° 55°
- Oct 69° 43°
- Nov 59° 33°
- 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 at Candler (1 mi W) 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 September (4.40 in), the least in October (2.88 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 25°F | 36.5°F | 3.59 | 3.2 | 10 | <1 | 25 | 10 h |
| February | 52°F | 28°F | 39.8°F | 3.04 | 1.5 | 10 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 59°F | 34°F | 46.3°F | 3.96 | 2.1 | 12 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 41°F | 54.8°F | 3.98 | 0.4 | 11 | <1 | 5 | 13 h |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 62.6°F | 3.77 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 81°F | 58°F | 69.4°F | 4.18 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 83°F | 62°F | 72.8°F | 4.22 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 82°F | 61°F | 71.5°F | 4.21 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 77°F | 55°F | 66.2°F | 4.40 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 43°F | 56.0°F | 2.88 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 59°F | 33°F | 45.9°F | 3.23 | 0.2 | 9 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 51°F | 28°F | 39.2°F | 3.54 | 2.9 | 10 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 43°F | 55.1°F | 45.00 | 10.3 | 133 | 4 | 110 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −4°C | 2.5°C | 91 mm | 8 cm |
| February | 11°C | −2°C | 4.3°C | 77 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 15°C | 1°C | 7.9°C | 101 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 20°C | 5°C | 12.7°C | 101 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 24°C | 10°C | 17.0°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 17°C | 22.7°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 16°C | 21.9°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 13°C | 19.0°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 6°C | 13.3°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 15°C | 0°C | 7.7°C | 82 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 11°C | −2°C | 4.0°C | 90 mm | 7 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00311420; 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.
Which months are mildest at Candler (1 mi W)?
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 (9).
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 USC00311420.
When is the last frost at Candler (1 mi W)?
In Candler (1 mi W), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 19 in half of years and after May 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 22 in half of years and before October 10 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 191 year in 10 after May 7; 9 in 10 after April 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 221 year in 10 before October 10; 9 in 10 before November 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 185 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 209 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 Candler (1 mi W) in zone 7a in ZIP code 28715, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00311420; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 at Candler (1 mi W)?
In a normal year in Candler (1 mi W), 4 days a year reach 90°F, 110 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 133 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
- 6high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 133a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00311420.
How sunny is it at Candler (1 mi W)?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Candler (1 mi W), 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Candler (1 mi W) record?
A normal year at Candler (1 mi W) brings 4,345 heating degree days, 19% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 751 cooling degree days, 17% 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 3,406 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 885 | 0 |
| February | 707 | 0 |
| March | 580 | 1 |
| April | 315 | 8 |
| May | 118 | 44 |
| June | 17 | 149 |
| July | 1 | 243 |
| August | 2 | 205 |
| September | 53 | 89 |
| October | 291 | 10 |
| November | 575 | 1 |
| December | 798 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,345 | 751 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00311420. 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.
Have recent years at Candler (1 mi W) been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 56.1°F, 1.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 55.1°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.3°F | +0.2°F | 48.09 | 6.0 |
| 2023 | 55.8°F | +0.7°F | 38.94 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 56.1°F | +1.0°F | 49.06 | 0.7 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00311420. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Candler (1 mi W)'s climate compare?
Candler (1 mi W) is warmer than 14 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 13. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.1°F is warmer than 61%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Candler (1 mi W) 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.
Which places near Candler (1 mi W) share this climate record?
Canton has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Canton, NC4,422 people · 8 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Candler (1 mi W)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Candler (1 mi W)?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow at Candler (1 mi W)?
Yes: 10 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (3.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Candler (1 mi W)?
September, with 4.40 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 2.88 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Candler (1 mi W) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Candler (1 mi W) in zone 7a in ZIP code 28715, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Candler (1 mi W)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 19; 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
- North Carolina climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Enka, NC2 miles from this station, 56.0°F a year
- Bent Creek, NC6 miles from this station, 54.4°F a year
- Fletcher, NC11 miles from this station, 55.2°F a year
- Asheville, NC12 miles from this station, 57.3°F a year
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