Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW), North Carolina climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW)'s normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 96.3 inches of precipitation and 12 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.4°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 26°C, 2,447 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLake Toxaway (2 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00314788
- Location35.10°N 82.95°W
- Elevation3,200 ft (975 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW) is 63°F and the normal low 43°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 29%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW).
- Jan 46° 28°
- Feb 50° 30°
- Mar 57° 35°
- Apr 67° 42°
- May 73° 51°
- Jun 76° 60°
- Jul 79° 63°
- Aug 77° 62°
- Sep 73° 56°
- Oct 65° 45°
- Nov 57° 36°
- Dec 49° 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 Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F. The most precipitation falls in September (9.42 in), the least in October (6.65 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 28°F | 36.8°F | 8.70 | 3.3 | 11 | <1 | 23 | 10 h |
| February | 50°F | 30°F | 39.6°F | 7.06 | 2.8 | 9 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 57°F | 35°F | 45.9°F | 7.84 | 2.0 | 12 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 42°F | 54.3°F | 7.35 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 5 | 13 h |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 62.0°F | 6.96 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 76°F | 60°F | 67.9°F | 7.77 | 0.0 | 15 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 79°F | 63°F | 70.7°F | 9.35 | 0.0 | 16 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 77°F | 62°F | 69.5°F | 8.94 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 73°F | 56°F | 64.5°F | 9.42 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 45°F | 54.8°F | 6.65 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 57°F | 36°F | 46.1°F | 7.73 | 0.2 | 9 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 49°F | 31°F | 39.6°F | 8.57 | 3.3 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 64°F | 45°F | 54.3°F | 96.34 | 11.6 | 138 | 3 | 100 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −2°C | 2.7°C | 221 mm | 8 cm |
| February | 10°C | −1°C | 4.2°C | 179 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 14°C | 2°C | 7.7°C | 199 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 19°C | 6°C | 12.4°C | 187 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 23°C | 11°C | 16.7°C | 177 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 15°C | 19.9°C | 197 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 17°C | 21.5°C | 237 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 17°C | 20.8°C | 227 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 13°C | 18.1°C | 239 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 7°C | 12.7°C | 169 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 14°C | 2°C | 7.8°C | 196 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 9°C | −1°C | 4.2°C | 218 mm | 8 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00314788; 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 Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW)?
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 USC00314788.
When is the last frost at Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW)?
In Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 15 in half of years and after May 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 14 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 151 year in 10 after May 1; 9 in 10 after March 31
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 14; 9 in 10 before November 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 193 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 217 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 2 in half of springs and before November 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW) in zone 7b in ZIP code 28774, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (18 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00314788; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW)?
In a normal year in Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW), 3 days a year reach 90°F, 100 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 138 days bring measurable precipitation.
- 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
- 100a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 6high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 138a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00314788.
How sunny is it at Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW)?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW), 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 Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW) record?
A normal year at Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW) brings 4,419 heating degree days, 18% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 547 cooling degree days, 40% 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 3,099 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 874 | 0 |
| February | 711 | 0 |
| March | 594 | 0 |
| April | 328 | 9 |
| May | 132 | 39 |
| June | 23 | 111 |
| July | 4 | 181 |
| August | 6 | 144 |
| September | 72 | 57 |
| October | 320 | 6 |
| November | 567 | 0 |
| December | 787 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,419 | 547 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00314788. 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 Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW) been warmer than normal?
2021 averaged 55.5°F, 1.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.3°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.5°F | +1.2°F | 95.01 | 7.5 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00314788. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW)'s climate compare?
Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW) is warmer than 11 of the 131 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 124. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.3°F is warmer than 58%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW) 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.
Which places near Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW) 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.
- Keowee Key, SC3,307 people · 19 mi S
- Salem, SC127 people · 14 mi S
- Tamassee, SC67 people · 15 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 Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW)?
January, with a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow at Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW)?
Yes: 12 inches in a normal year, falling on 5 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (3.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW)?
September, with 9.42 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 6.65 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW) in zone 7b in ZIP code 28774, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come at Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 15; in one year in ten it comes after May 1. Waiting until May 1 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
- Jocassee (8 mi WNW), SC10 miles from this station, 53.5°F a year
- Highlands, NC14 miles from this station, 50.9°F a year
- Brevard, NC15 miles from this station, 55.2°F a year
- Table Rock, SC16 miles from this station, 58.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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