Wallace, North Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Wallace's normal year runs from 31°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 57.2 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.7 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.7°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,453 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWallace (1 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00319026
- Location34.73°N 77.98°W
- Elevation35 ft (11 m)
- Population3,531
On October 22, the normal high in Wallace is 74°F and the normal low 48°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 Wallace.
- Jan 55° 31°
- Feb 59° 33°
- Mar 66° 39°
- Apr 75° 47°
- May 81° 57°
- Jun 88° 66°
- Jul 91° 70°
- Aug 89° 69°
- Sep 84° 64°
- Oct 76° 51°
- Nov 66° 40°
- Dec 58° 35°
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 Wallace each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F. The most precipitation falls in September (7.25 in), the least in January (3.63 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 31°F | 43.0°F | 3.63 | 10 | <1 | 20 | 10 h |
| February | 59°F | 33°F | 45.9°F | 3.76 | 11 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| March | 66°F | 39°F | 52.5°F | 4.23 | 11 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 75°F | 47°F | 60.7°F | 4.38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 57°F | 69.1°F | 4.67 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 66°F | 76.7°F | 5.62 | 12 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 91°F | 70°F | 80.5°F | 5.62 | 12 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 89°F | 69°F | 78.9°F | 6.82 | 12 | 17 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 64°F | 74.0°F | 7.25 | 10 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 51°F | 63.4°F | 3.65 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 40°F | 53.1°F | 3.74 | 9 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 58°F | 35°F | 46.5°F | 3.83 | 13 | <1 | 16 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 50°F | 62.0°F | 57.20 | 127 | 62 | 71 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | −1°C | 6.1°C | 92 mm |
| February | 15°C | 1°C | 7.7°C | 96 mm |
| March | 19°C | 4°C | 11.4°C | 107 mm |
| April | 24°C | 8°C | 15.9°C | 111 mm |
| May | 27°C | 14°C | 20.6°C | 119 mm |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 24.8°C | 143 mm |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 26.9°C | 143 mm |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.1°C | 173 mm |
| September | 29°C | 18°C | 23.3°C | 184 mm |
| October | 24°C | 11°C | 17.4°C | 93 mm |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 11.7°C | 95 mm |
| December | 15°C | 2°C | 8.1°C | 97 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00319026; 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 Wallace?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September, October and November. Of those, April 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 USC00319026.
When is the last frost in Wallace?
In Wallace, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 1 in half of years and after April 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 7 in half of years and before October 26 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 11 year in 10 after April 16; 9 in 10 after March 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 71 year in 10 before October 26; 9 in 10 before November 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 220 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 246 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 19 in half of springs and before November 20 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wallace in zone 8a in ZIP code 28464, 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 USC00319026; 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 Wallace?
In a normal year in Wallace, 62 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 71 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 127 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 62a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 71a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 127a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00319026.
How sunny is Wallace?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Wallace, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (83%) and December the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.7 |
| February | 74% | 3.4 |
| March | 76% | 4.5 |
| April | 81% | 5.8 |
| May | 82% | 6.3 |
| June | 82% | 6.5 |
| July | 83% | 6.3 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 77% | 4.7 |
| October | 79% | 3.9 |
| November | 78% | 3.0 |
| December | 73% | 2.4 |
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 Wallace need?
A normal year in Wallace brings 2,901 heating degree days, 46% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,851 cooling degree days, 2.0 times 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 5,230 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 684 | 2 |
| February | 536 | 2 |
| March | 398 | 10 |
| April | 175 | 48 |
| May | 39 | 166 |
| June | 1 | 351 |
| July | 0 | 479 |
| August | 0 | 432 |
| September | 6 | 276 |
| October | 120 | 72 |
| November | 367 | 10 |
| December | 576 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 2,901 | 1,851 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00319026. 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 Wallace been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 66.6°F, 4.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 62.0°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.9°F | +0.9°F | 47.55 |
| 2023 | 66.5°F | +4.5°F | 62.76 |
| 2024 | 66.6°F | +4.6°F | 56.89 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00319026. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Wallace's climate compare?
Wallace is warmer than 103 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 102. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.0°F is warmer than 80%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Wallace 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 Wallace share this climate record?
5 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.
- Rose Hill, NC1,407 people · 7 mi N
- Greenevers, NC587 people · 7 mi NE
- Teachey, NC483 people · 3 mi NW
- Delway, NC84 people · 14 mi NW
- Chinquapin, NC0 people · 11 mi NE
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 Wallace's climate
What is the coldest month in Wallace?
January, with a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Wallace?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.7 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Wallace?
September, with 7.25 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 3.63 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Wallace in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Wallace in zone 8a in ZIP code 28464, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Wallace?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 1; in one year in ten it comes after April 16. Waiting until April 16 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
- Willard (4 mi SW), NC6 miles from this station, 61.6°F a year
- Warsaw, NC19 miles from this station, 59.2°F a year
- Moores Creek National Battlefield, NC21 miles from this station, 62.7°F a year
- Clinton, NC26 miles from this station, 61.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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