Cane Creek Reservoir, North Carolina climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Cane Creek Reservoir's normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 47.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.8°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,193 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCane Creek Reservoir
- Station IDUSC00311429
- Location35.95°N 79.24°W
- Elevation525 ft (160 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Cane Creek Reservoir is 69°F and the normal low 44°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cane Creek Reservoir.
- Jan 50° 28°
- Feb 54° 30°
- Mar 60° 36°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 78° 55°
- Jun 86° 63°
- Jul 89° 68°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 81° 60°
- Oct 72° 47°
- Nov 61° 36°
- Dec 52° 31°
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 Cane Creek Reservoir each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.21 in), the least in February (2.89 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 28°F | 38.8°F | 3.51 | – | <1 | 23 | 10 h |
| February | 54°F | 30°F | 41.8°F | 2.89 | – | <1 | 17 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 36°F | 48.2°F | 4.16 | – | <1 | 12 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 45°F | 58.0°F | 3.57 | – | <1 | 3 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 55°F | 66.6°F | 3.64 | – | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 86°F | 63°F | 74.2°F | 4.41 | – | 7 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 89°F | 68°F | 78.4°F | 5.21 | – | 15 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 87°F | 66°F | 76.4°F | 4.11 | – | 9 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 81°F | 60°F | 70.6°F | 5.18 | – | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 47°F | 59.6°F | 3.31 | – | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 36°F | 48.6°F | 3.34 | – | <1 | 14 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 31°F | 41.6°F | 3.65 | – | <1 | 17 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 47°F | 58.6°F | 46.98 | – | 37 | 86 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −2°C | 3.8°C | 89 mm |
| February | 12°C | −1°C | 5.4°C | 73 mm |
| March | 16°C | 2°C | 9.0°C | 106 mm |
| April | 22°C | 7°C | 14.4°C | 91 mm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 92 mm |
| June | 30°C | 17°C | 23.4°C | 112 mm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 25.8°C | 132 mm |
| August | 30°C | 19°C | 24.7°C | 104 mm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 21.4°C | 132 mm |
| October | 22°C | 9°C | 15.3°C | 84 mm |
| November | 16°C | 2°C | 9.2°C | 85 mm |
| December | 11°C | −1°C | 5.3°C | 93 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Carrboro (9 miles away), gets 3 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00311429; 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 Cane Creek Reservoir?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October.
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 USC00311429.
When is the last frost at Cane Creek Reservoir?
In Cane Creek Reservoir, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 6 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 19 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 61 year in 10 after April 22; 9 in 10 after March 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 19; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 210 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 232 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 26 in half of springs and before November 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cane Creek Reservoir in zone 8a in ZIP code 27340, 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 USC00311429; 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 Cane Creek Reservoir?
In a normal year in Cane Creek Reservoir, 37 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 86 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 37a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 86a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00311429.
How sunny is it at Cane Creek Reservoir?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Cane Creek Reservoir, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.6 |
| February | 72% | 3.3 |
| March | 73% | 4.3 |
| April | 77% | 5.5 |
| May | 77% | 6.0 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 80% | 6.1 |
| August | 79% | 5.5 |
| September | 77% | 4.7 |
| October | 77% | 3.7 |
| November | 78% | 2.9 |
| December | 73% | 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 Cane Creek Reservoir record?
A normal year at Cane Creek Reservoir brings 3,748 heating degree days, 30% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,434 cooling degree days, 58% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,403 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 812 | 0 |
| February | 650 | 0 |
| March | 525 | 5 |
| April | 237 | 27 |
| May | 70 | 119 |
| June | 4 | 280 |
| July | 0 | 415 |
| August | 0 | 354 |
| September | 24 | 190 |
| October | 206 | 40 |
| November | 495 | 3 |
| December | 726 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,748 | 1,434 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00311429. 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 Cane Creek Reservoir been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 60.4°F, 1.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 58.6°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.3°F | +0.7°F | 45.05 |
| 2022 | 59.0°F | +0.4°F | 44.74 |
| 2023 | 59.5°F | +0.9°F | 51.37 |
| 2024 | 60.4°F | +1.8°F | 51.53 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00311429. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cane Creek Reservoir's climate compare?
Cane Creek Reservoir is warmer than 47 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 29. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.6°F is warmer than 71%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cane Creek Reservoir 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 Cane Creek Reservoir share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Saxapahaw, NC1,501 people · 4 mi W
- Efland, NC1,064 people · 10 mi NE
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 Cane Creek Reservoir's climate
What is the coldest month at Cane Creek Reservoir?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow at Cane Creek Reservoir?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Carrboro (9 miles away), records 3 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Cane Creek Reservoir?
July, with 5.21 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.89 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cane Creek Reservoir in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cane Creek Reservoir in zone 8a in ZIP code 27340, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Cane Creek Reservoir?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 6; in one year in ten it comes after April 22. Waiting until April 22 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
- Carrboro, NC9 miles from this station, 59.7°F a year
- Chapel Hill, NC10 miles from this station, 60.6°F a year
- Graham, NC11 miles from this station, 59.5°F a year
- Burlington, NC15 miles from this station, 60.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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