Celo (2 mi S), North Carolina climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Celo (2 mi S)'s normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 64.3 inches of precipitation and 13 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.2°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,634 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCelo (2 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00311624
- Location35.83°N 82.18°W
- Elevation2,700 ft (823 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Celo (2 mi S) is 63°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Celo (2 mi S).
- Jan 45° 23°
- Feb 49° 26°
- Mar 56° 32°
- Apr 65° 40°
- May 71° 48°
- Jun 76° 56°
- Jul 79° 59°
- Aug 78° 58°
- Sep 73° 52°
- Oct 65° 41°
- Nov 56° 31°
- Dec 48° 26°
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 Celo (2 mi S) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in September (6.00 in), the least in October (4.29 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F | 23°F | 33.8°F | 5.87 | 4.2 | 10 | <1 | 25 | 10 h |
| February | 49°F | 26°F | 37.4°F | 4.64 | 2.3 | 10 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 56°F | 32°F | 43.8°F | 5.27 | 3.3 | 11 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 65°F | 40°F | 52.4°F | 5.98 | 0.5 | 11 | <1 | 6 | 13 h |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 59.7°F | 5.90 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 1 | 14 h |
| June | 76°F | 56°F | 65.9°F | 5.77 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 79°F | 59°F | 69.3°F | 5.77 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 78°F | 58°F | 68.1°F | 5.62 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 73°F | 52°F | 62.6°F | 6.00 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 41°F | 52.8°F | 4.29 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 31°F | 43.2°F | 4.52 | 0.2 | 8 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 48°F | 26°F | 37.1°F | 4.71 | 2.2 | 10 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 41°F | 52.2°F | 64.34 | 12.7 | 125 | 2 | 117 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −5°C | 1.0°C | 149 mm | 11 cm |
| February | 9°C | −3°C | 3.0°C | 118 mm | 6 cm |
| March | 13°C | 0°C | 6.6°C | 134 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 18°C | 4°C | 11.3°C | 152 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 22°C | 9°C | 15.4°C | 150 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 13°C | 18.8°C | 147 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 15°C | 20.7°C | 147 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 15°C | 20.1°C | 143 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 11°C | 17.0°C | 152 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 5°C | 11.6°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | −1°C | 6.2°C | 115 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 9°C | −3°C | 2.8°C | 120 mm | 6 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00311624; 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 Celo (2 mi S)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
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 USC00311624.
When is the last frost at Celo (2 mi S)?
In Celo (2 mi S), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 26 in half of years and after May 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 15 in half of years and before October 1 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 261 year in 10 after May 13; 9 in 10 after April 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 151 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 171 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 196 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 12 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Celo (2 mi S) in zone 7a in ZIP code 28749, 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 USC00311624; 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 Celo (2 mi S)?
In a normal year in Celo (2 mi S), 2 days a year reach 90°F, 117 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 125 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 117a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 8high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 125a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1948) is 97°F, on June 28, 1952; the lowest is −16°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2020, with 87.59 in; the snowiest season is 1968–69, with 43.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00311624; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00311624. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Celo (2 mi S)?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Celo (2 mi S), 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 Celo (2 mi S) record?
A normal year at Celo (2 mi S) brings 5,046 heating degree days, 6% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 394 cooling degree days, 57% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,723 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 967 | 0 |
| February | 774 | 0 |
| March | 657 | 0 |
| April | 384 | 4 |
| May | 185 | 21 |
| June | 49 | 76 |
| July | 9 | 144 |
| August | 15 | 113 |
| September | 105 | 33 |
| October | 381 | 2 |
| November | 654 | 0 |
| December | 865 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,046 | 394 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00311624. 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 Celo (2 mi S) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 54.6°F, 2.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 52.2°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.2°F | +2.0°F | 59.26 | 11.5 |
| 2022 | 53.6°F | +1.4°F | 60.63 | 17.0 |
| 2023 | 54.8°F | +2.6°F | 62.76 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 55.4°F | +3.2°F | 86.63 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 54.6°F | +2.4°F | 50.02 | 5.9 |
Over 52 complete years from 1951 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.6°F per century (+0.20°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00311624; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Celo (2 mi S)'s climate compare?
Celo (2 mi S) is warmer than 7 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 120. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.2°F is warmer than 50%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Celo (2 mi S) is Cfb: temperate, no dry season, warm 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 Celo (2 mi S)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Celo (2 mi S)?
January, with a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow at Celo (2 mi S)?
Yes: 13 inches in a normal year, falling on 5 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (4.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Celo (2 mi S)?
September, with 6.00 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 4.29 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Celo (2 mi S) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Celo (2 mi S) in zone 7a in ZIP code 28749, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Celo (2 mi S)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 26; in one year in ten it comes after May 13. Waiting until May 13 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
- Mount Mitchell, NC7 miles from this station, 42.9°F a year
- Burnsville, NC9 miles from this station, 54.1°F a year
- Old Fort, NC12 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Spruce Pine, NC12 miles from this station, 52.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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