Hayesville, North Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hayesville's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.1°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 29°C.
- NOAA stationHayesville (1 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00313923
- Location35.05°N 83.81°W
- Elevation1,792 ft (546 m)
- Population481
On October 22, the normal high in Hayesville is 68°F and the normal low 40°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hayesville.
- Jan 49° 24°
- Feb 54° 27°
- Mar 60° 33°
- Apr 69° 40°
- May 75° 51°
- Jun 81° 59°
- Jul 84° 62°
- Aug 84° 61°
- Sep 79° 55°
- Oct 70° 43°
- Nov 60° 32°
- Dec 52° 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 in Hayesville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 24°F | 36.7°F | – | <1 | 24 | 10 h |
| February | 54°F | 27°F | 40.4°F | – | <1 | 14 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 33°F | 46.7°F | – | <1 | 13 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 40°F | 54.3°F | – | <1 | 10 | 13 h |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 63.0°F | – | <1 | 1 | 14 h |
| June | 81°F | 59°F | 69.9°F | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 84°F | 62°F | 73.3°F | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 84°F | 61°F | 72.3°F | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 79°F | 55°F | 66.9°F | – | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 43°F | 56.5°F | – | 1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 32°F | 46.3°F | – | <1 | 17 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 28°F | 39.9°F | – | <1 | 21 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 43°F | 55.5°F | – | 3 | 102 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −4°C | 2.6°C |
| February | 12°C | −3°C | 4.7°C |
| March | 16°C | 1°C | 8.2°C |
| April | 21°C | 4°C | 12.4°C |
| May | 24°C | 10°C | 17.2°C |
| June | 27°C | 15°C | 21.1°C |
| July | 29°C | 17°C | 22.9°C |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.4°C |
| September | 26°C | 13°C | 19.4°C |
| October | 21°C | 6°C | 13.6°C |
| November | 16°C | 0°C | 7.9°C |
| December | 11°C | −2°C | 4.4°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Murphy (9 miles away), gets 4 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00313923; 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 Hayesville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August, 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 USC00313923.
When is the last frost in Hayesville?
In Hayesville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 21 in half of years and before October 9 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 211 year in 10 after May 5; 9 in 10 after April 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 211 year in 10 before October 9; 9 in 10 before November 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 182 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 205 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 9 in half of springs and before October 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hayesville in zone 7b in ZIP code 28904, 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 USC00313923; 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 Hayesville?
In a normal year in Hayesville, 3 days a year reach 90°F and 102 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 102a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00313923.
How sunny is Hayesville?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hayesville, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (77%) and February the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.5 |
| February | 65% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.1 |
| April | 73% | 5.3 |
| May | 74% | 5.8 |
| June | 76% | 6.1 |
| July | 75% | 5.8 |
| August | 77% | 5.4 |
| September | 76% | 4.7 |
| October | 76% | 3.8 |
| November | 76% | 2.9 |
| December | 68% | 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 Hayesville need?
A normal year in Hayesville brings 4,233 heating degree days, 21% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 797 cooling degree days, 12% 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 3,411 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 876 | 0 |
| February | 690 | 0 |
| March | 567 | 0 |
| April | 323 | 2 |
| May | 106 | 42 |
| June | 7 | 153 |
| July | 0 | 257 |
| August | 1 | 227 |
| September | 48 | 104 |
| October | 276 | 13 |
| November | 562 | 0 |
| December | 778 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,233 | 797 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00313923. 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.
How does Hayesville's climate compare?
Hayesville is warmer than 18 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.5°F is warmer than 62%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Hayesville 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.
- Hiawassee, GA1,046 people · 8 mi SE
- Young Harris, GA799 people · 9 mi S
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 Hayesville's climate
What is the coldest month in Hayesville?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Hayesville?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Hayesville's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Murphy (9 miles away), records 4 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Hayesville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hayesville in zone 7b in ZIP code 28904, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Hayesville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; in one year in ten it comes after May 5. Waiting until May 5 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
- Murphy, NC9 miles from this station, 56.7°F a year
- Andrews, NC11 miles from this station, 56.8°F a year
- Blairsville, GA16 miles from this station, 55.9°F a year
- Coweeta Experiment Station, NC22 miles from this station, 56.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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