Candler, NC Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Candler's primary NOAA station, CANDLER 1 W.
The climate verdict for Candler
Candler, North Carolina has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 55°F. It scores 78/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 72% of them.
- 55°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 78/100
- comfort score, above 72% of station-mapped location scores
- 45.0"
- annual precipitation · 10" snow
- 186 days
- frost-free growing season
Candler: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00311420 · Candler, NC 55°F mean · 45.0" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 55°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,185
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Townsend
- PRCP-MID 45.0"
- SWING-MID 36°F
- COMF-TOP 78/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,345 HDD
- STN-1 USC00311420
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Townsend, TN (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NC station list.
- Candler (this station) 55°F
- Cold Weaverville, CA 55°F
- Hot Cherokee, NC 55°F
- Near Townsend, TN 55°F
- Near Robbinsville Ag, NC 55°F
Climate Living Index · Candler
Candler: 63/100 · grade C
Candler publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Candler, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 78/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 112 calendar days | 69/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 45.0 in · 10.0 from 35 in | 65/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 10.3 inches/year | 63/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 55.1°F · 12.4° from 67.5°F | 60/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 186 days/year | 54/100 · D |
Candler · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Candler is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 36.5°F and warmest-month mean 72.8°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 72.8°F
- Coldest month
- 36.5°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Candler sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Candler's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 61st percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 68th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 79%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Candler is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Candler compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Candler's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
78 Top 28% score exceeds 72% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F (9°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 3.6" | 3.2" | 24.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 52°F (11°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 3.0" | 1.5" | 20.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 59°F (15°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 4.0" | 2.1" | 15.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 68°F (20°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 4.0" | 0.4" | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.8" | 0.0" | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| June | 81°F (27°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 4.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| July | 83°F (29°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 4.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| August | 82°F (28°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 4.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| September | 77°F (25°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 4.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| October | 69°F (20°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 2.9" | 0.0" | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| November | 59°F (15°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 3.2" | 0.2" | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 51°F (11°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 3.5" | 2.9" | 22.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 84°F around July 9, short of 90°F on every date, while 112 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 25°F near January 14.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 8, then returns to freezing around November 18, covering 112 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 23, when 45% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 22 at 29%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 133 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 24 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Candler.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 3.2"
10.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.5"
9.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.1"
12.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
11.0 days with precipitation
12.3 days with precipitation
13.7 days with precipitation
13.7 days with precipitation
12.4 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
8.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.9"
10.1 days with precipitation
Candler spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 28% of the annual total and December through February 23%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Candler has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 36.3°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 4.4" and October 2.9". The three wettest months together take 29% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Candler's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 133 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 45.0" between them, or roughly 0.34 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Snow reaches Candler, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 10.3 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 4 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 22
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 19
50% probability date
Growing Season
186 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,345
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
751
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NC closest to Candler on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (55°F here).
- Atlantic City, NJ 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Bluff, UT 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Mound City, KS 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Nashville, IL 55°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (45.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Baltimore, MD 45.0" · 0.0" off
- Tavernier, FL 45.0" · 0.0" off
- Upper Marlboro, MD 45.0" · 0.0" off
- Kingsport, TN 45.0" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Candler's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Candler's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,345 annual heating degree days against 751 for cooling. Its 36.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Candler's frost-free season lasts about 186 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Candler's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 36.3°F. The annual average is 55°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Candler's 45.0 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Annual snowfall totals 10.3 inches. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Candler's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Candler, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Candler's primary station: CANDLER 1 W (USC00311420). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Candler; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Candler comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.