Yanceyville, North Carolina climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Yanceyville's normal year runs from 29°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 48.1 inches of precipitation and 9 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.9°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,222 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationYanceyville (4 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00319704
- Location36.38°N 79.25°W
- Elevation635 ft (194 m)
- Population1,811
On October 22, the normal high in Yanceyville is 69°F and the normal low 46°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 27%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Yanceyville.
- Jan 49° 29°
- Feb 52° 31°
- Mar 60° 38°
- Apr 71° 47°
- May 78° 56°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 90° 68°
- Aug 87° 67°
- Sep 81° 60°
- Oct 71° 48°
- Nov 61° 38°
- Dec 51° 32°
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 Yanceyville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F. The most precipitation falls in September (5.08 in), the least in February (3.02 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 29°F | 38.8°F | 3.67 | 4.2 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 10 h |
| February | 52°F | 31°F | 41.8°F | 3.02 | 1.7 | 10 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 38°F | 49.0°F | 4.38 | 1.0 | 10 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 47°F | 58.6°F | 4.31 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 56°F | 66.9°F | 4.02 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 86°F | 64°F | 75.0°F | 4.22 | 0.0 | 11 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 90°F | 68°F | 78.9°F | 4.21 | 0.0 | 11 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 87°F | 67°F | 76.9°F | 4.25 | 0.0 | 10 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 81°F | 60°F | 70.7°F | 5.08 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 48°F | 59.5°F | 3.57 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 38°F | 49.3°F | 3.57 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 51°F | 32°F | 41.6°F | 3.81 | 1.9 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 48°F | 58.9°F | 48.11 | 8.8 | 122 | 44 | 83 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −2°C | 3.8°C | 93 mm | 11 cm |
| February | 11°C | 0°C | 5.4°C | 77 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 16°C | 3°C | 9.4°C | 111 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 21°C | 8°C | 14.8°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.4°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 26.1°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 24.9°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 16°C | 21.5°C | 129 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 9°C | 15.3°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.6°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | 0°C | 5.3°C | 97 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00319704; 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 Yanceyville?
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 USC00319704.
When is the last frost in Yanceyville?
In Yanceyville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 31 in half of years and after April 14 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 4 in half of years and before October 22 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
- March 311 year in 10 after April 14; 9 in 10 after March 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 41 year in 10 before October 22; 9 in 10 before November 19
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 218 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 241 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 20 in half of springs and before November 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Yanceyville in zone 7b in ZIP code 27379, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Yanceyville's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 12°F (15 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Carolina · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00319704; 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 Yanceyville?
In a normal year in Yanceyville, 44 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 83 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 122 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 44a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 83a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 122a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00319704.
How sunny is Yanceyville?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Yanceyville, 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 Yanceyville need?
A normal year in Yanceyville brings 3,699 heating degree days, 31% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,514 cooling degree days, 67% 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 4,495 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 814 | 0 |
| February | 650 | 0 |
| March | 502 | 7 |
| April | 229 | 38 |
| May | 69 | 126 |
| June | 7 | 308 |
| July | 0 | 433 |
| August | 1 | 368 |
| September | 25 | 196 |
| October | 205 | 34 |
| November | 474 | 3 |
| December | 724 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,699 | 1,514 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00319704. 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 Yanceyville's climate compare?
Yanceyville is warmer than 50 of the other 130 places with their own NOAA record in North Carolina, and wetter than 40. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.9°F is warmer than 72%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Yanceyville 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.
Questions about Yanceyville's climate
What is the coldest month in Yanceyville?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Yanceyville?
Yes: 9 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (4.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Yanceyville?
September, with 5.08 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.02 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Yanceyville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Yanceyville in zone 7b in ZIP code 27379, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Yanceyville's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 12°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Yanceyville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 31; in one year in ten it comes after April 14. Waiting until April 14 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
- Danville, VA14 miles from this station, 58.3°F a year
- Roxboro, NC21 miles from this station, 58.2°F a year
- Graham, NC22 miles from this station, 59.5°F a year
- Reidsville, NC24 miles from this station, 58.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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