Marshall, North Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Marshall's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 41.6 inches of precipitation and 26 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.4°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,058 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMarshall
- Station IDUSC00315356
- Location35.80°N 82.67°W
- Elevation1,920 ft (585 m)
- Population812
On October 22, the normal high in Marshall is 68°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 30%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Marshall.
- Jan 47° 24°
- Feb 51° 26°
- Mar 59° 31°
- Apr 69° 38°
- May 76° 48°
- Jun 82° 57°
- Jul 85° 61°
- Aug 84° 60°
- Sep 79° 54°
- Oct 70° 41°
- Nov 59° 30°
- Dec 49° 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 in Marshall each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.38 in), the least in October (2.26 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F | 24°F | 35.0°F | 3.26 | 6.5 | 13 | <1 | 24 | 10 h |
| February | 51°F | 26°F | 38.2°F | 2.84 | 6.6 | 13 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 59°F | 31°F | 45.0°F | 3.81 | 4.3 | 14 | <1 | 18 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 38°F | 53.6°F | 3.71 | 0.8 | 12 | <1 | 9 | 13 h |
| May | 76°F | 48°F | 61.9°F | 3.76 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 1 | 14 h |
| June | 82°F | 57°F | 69.4°F | 4.23 | 0.0 | 14 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 85°F | 61°F | 73.1°F | 4.38 | 0.0 | 13 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 84°F | 60°F | 72.2°F | 3.83 | 0.0 | 12 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 79°F | 54°F | 66.5°F | 3.36 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 41°F | 55.4°F | 2.26 | 0.1 | 9 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 59°F | 30°F | 44.5°F | 2.84 | 0.3 | 10 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 49°F | 26°F | 37.8°F | 3.36 | 7.0 | 12 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 41°F | 54.4°F | 41.64 | 25.6 | 143 | 13 | 122 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −5°C | 1.7°C | 83 mm | 17 cm |
| February | 10°C | −4°C | 3.4°C | 72 mm | 17 cm |
| March | 15°C | 0°C | 7.2°C | 97 mm | 11 cm |
| April | 20°C | 3°C | 12.0°C | 94 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 24°C | 9°C | 16.6°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 14°C | 20.8°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 16°C | 22.8°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.3°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 12°C | 19.2°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 5°C | 13.0°C | 57 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 15°C | −1°C | 6.9°C | 72 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 10°C | −3°C | 3.2°C | 85 mm | 18 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00315356; 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 Marshall?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, August, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (9).
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 USC00315356.
When is the last frost in Marshall?
In Marshall, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 28 in half of years and after May 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 18 in half of years and before October 6 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 281 year in 10 after May 13; 9 in 10 after April 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 181 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 173 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 194 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 14 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Marshall in zone 7a in ZIP code 28753, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Marshall's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (30 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 USC00315356; 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 in Marshall?
In a normal year in Marshall, 13 days a year reach 90°F, 122 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 143 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 13a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 122a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 8high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 143a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 10a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1898) is 102°F, on July 22, 1926; the lowest is −18°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2013, with 57.52 in; the snowiest season is 2009–10, with 57.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00315356; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00315356. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Marshall?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Marshall, 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 much heating and cooling does Marshall need?
A normal year in Marshall brings 4,635 heating degree days, 14% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 786 cooling degree days, 13% 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 3,358 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 930 | 0 |
| February | 750 | 0 |
| March | 622 | 0 |
| April | 349 | 6 |
| May | 139 | 43 |
| June | 19 | 151 |
| July | 1 | 252 |
| August | 2 | 226 |
| September | 53 | 97 |
| October | 309 | 11 |
| November | 616 | 1 |
| December | 845 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,635 | 786 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00315356. 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 Marshall been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 55.6°F, 1.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.4°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.4°F | +1.0°F | 37.52 | 13.5 |
| 2022 | 54.9°F | +0.5°F | 37.12 | 18.0 |
| 2023 | 56.0°F | +1.6°F | 40.86 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 56.5°F | +2.1°F | 43.92 | 11.5 |
| 2025 | 55.6°F | +1.2°F | 34.14 | 11.2 |
Over 82 complete years from 1899 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.2°F per century (+0.12°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00315356; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Marshall's climate compare?
Marshall is warmer than 11 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 2. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.4°F is warmer than 58%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Marshall 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 Marshall 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.
- Weaverville, NC4,799 people · 9 mi SE
- Mars Hill, NC2,208 people · 7 mi E
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 Marshall's climate
What is the coldest month in Marshall?
January, with a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Marshall?
Yes: 26 inches in a normal year, falling on 12 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (7.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Marshall?
July, with 4.38 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 2.26 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Marshall in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Marshall in zone 7a in ZIP code 28753, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Marshall's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Marshall?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 28; 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
- Hot Springs, NC11 miles from this station, 58.0°F a year
- Candler (1 mi W), NC18 miles from this station, 55.1°F a year
- Enka, NC18 miles from this station, 56.0°F a year
- North Fork 2, NC21 miles from this station, 56.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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