Eden, North Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Eden's normal year runs from 27°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 47.1 inches of precipitation and 5 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.2°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,197 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEden
- Station IDUSC00312631
- Location36.47°N 79.74°W
- Elevation678 ft (207 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population15,399
On October 22, the normal high in Eden is 69°F and the normal low 43°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 28%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Eden.
- Jan 49° 27°
- Feb 53° 29°
- Mar 61° 34°
- Apr 71° 43°
- May 78° 53°
- Jun 85° 61°
- Jul 89° 66°
- Aug 87° 65°
- Sep 81° 58°
- Oct 72° 46°
- Nov 61° 34°
- Dec 52° 29°
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 Eden each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 27°F. The most precipitation falls in September (4.70 in), the least in February (3.09 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 27°F | 38.0°F | 3.83 | 1.6 | 9 | <1 | 23 | 10 h |
| February | 53°F | 29°F | 40.7°F | 3.09 | 1.2 | 9 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 34°F | 47.3°F | 3.90 | 0.4 | 10 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 43°F | 57.2°F | 3.91 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 53°F | 65.5°F | 4.17 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 85°F | 61°F | 73.3°F | 4.49 | 0.0 | 11 | 8 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 89°F | 66°F | 77.3°F | 4.08 | 0.0 | 11 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 87°F | 65°F | 75.7°F | 4.42 | 0.0 | 11 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 81°F | 58°F | 69.1°F | 4.70 | 0.0 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 46°F | 58.5°F | 3.72 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 34°F | 47.2°F | 3.30 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 29°F | 40.4°F | 3.50 | 1.3 | 10 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 45°F | 57.5°F | 47.11 | 4.5 | 119 | 38 | 99 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −3°C | 3.3°C | 97 mm | 4 cm |
| February | 12°C | −2°C | 4.8°C | 78 mm | 3 cm |
| March | 16°C | 1°C | 8.5°C | 99 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 22°C | 6°C | 14.0°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 12°C | 18.6°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 16°C | 22.9°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 19°C | 25.2°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 18°C | 24.3°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 14°C | 20.6°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 8°C | 14.7°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 1°C | 8.4°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | −2°C | 4.7°C | 89 mm | 3 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00312631; 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 Eden?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, 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 USC00312631.
When is the last frost in Eden?
In Eden, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 11 in half of years and after April 27 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 29 in half of years and before October 16 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 111 year in 10 after April 27; 9 in 10 after March 29
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 291 year in 10 before October 16; 9 in 10 before November 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 201 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 221 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 30 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Eden in zone 7b in ZIP code 27288.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00312631; 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 in Eden?
In a normal year in Eden, 38 days a year reach 90°F, 99 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 119 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 38a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 99a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 119a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00312631.
How sunny is Eden?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Eden, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (80%) and February the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.5 |
| February | 71% | 3.2 |
| March | 72% | 4.2 |
| April | 76% | 5.4 |
| May | 75% | 5.8 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 79% | 6.0 |
| August | 78% | 5.4 |
| September | 75% | 4.5 |
| October | 76% | 3.6 |
| November | 77% | 2.8 |
| December | 72% | 2.2 |
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 Eden need?
A normal year in Eden brings 3,978 heating degree days, 26% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,279 cooling degree days, 41% 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 4,126 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 838 | 0 |
| February | 679 | 0 |
| March | 552 | 3 |
| April | 256 | 22 |
| May | 83 | 100 |
| June | 5 | 252 |
| July | 0 | 381 |
| August | 1 | 331 |
| September | 34 | 159 |
| October | 231 | 30 |
| November | 537 | 1 |
| December | 763 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,978 | 1,279 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00312631. 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 Eden been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 59.5°F, 2.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 57.5°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.8°F | +1.3°F | 38.40 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 58.2°F | +0.7°F | 46.33 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 59.1°F | +1.6°F | 40.55 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 59.5°F | +2.0°F | 51.08 | 0.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00312631. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Eden's climate compare?
Eden is warmer than 34 of the other 130 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 57.5°F is warmer than 68%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Eden 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 Eden share this climate record?
3 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.
- Horse Pasture, VA2,193 people · 16 mi NW
- Ridgeway, VA733 people · 10 mi NW
- Sandy Level, VA466 people · 7 mi N
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 Eden's climate
What is the coldest month in Eden?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 27°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow in Eden?
Yes: 5 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Eden?
September, with 4.70 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.09 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Eden in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Eden in zone 7b in ZIP code 27288.
How late can frost come in Eden?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 11; in one year in ten it comes after April 27. Waiting until April 27 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
- Reidsville, NC7 miles from this station, 58.1°F a year
- Martinsville, VA17 miles from this station, 56.0°F a year
- Danville, VA24 miles from this station, 58.3°F a year
- Danbury, NC24 miles from this station, 57.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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