Climate · Yadkinville

Yadkinville, NC climate

Yadkinville has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
88°
131st coolest of 773 North Carolina towns
January low
28°
92nd coldest of 773 North Carolina towns
Rain + melted snow
46 in
150th driest of 773 North Carolina towns
Snow a winter
7 in
82nd snowiest of 763 North Carolina towns
A normal year

What a year in Yadkinville feels like

Winter

51° / 29°
Typical high / low · 2 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

70° / 45°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 16

Summer

86° / 65°
Typical high / low · 26 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

71° / 47°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 25
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Yadkinville weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January49°28°3.6" 2.7"93 32° – 44°
February53°30°3.0" 1.9"82 33° – 49°
March61°37°3.9" 0.5"100 43° – 58°
April71°45°4.0" 0100 53° – 62°
May78°53°4.0" 0120 60° – 71°
June85°62°4.4" 0120 69° – 78°
July88°66°4.4" 0130 74° – 80°
August86°66°4.4" 0110 72° – 81°
September80°59°4.1" 090 66° – 75°
October71°46°3.3" 080 55° – 64°
November61°36°3.3" 080 43° – 54°
December52°30°3.7" 1.9"91 31° – 51°
Year69°46°46.0"7.0"1186

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Yadkinville

Yadkinville gets 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 118 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 6 days of the year.

46 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 73% of U.S. towns
7 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 76% of U.S. towns
6 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 71% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.4"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
2.7"
Frost & the growing season

About 191 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 16 and the first one by October 25. That leaves about 191 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 65% of U.S. towns.

104
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
<1
nights below 0° in a normal year
26
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Yadkinville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Yadkinville, 79% of that work is heating and 21% is cooling.

79%heating
4,199 heating degree daysLess heating than 77% of U.S. towns
1,147 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 67% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Yadkinville compares

Summer heat88° July high
Hotter than 69% of U.S. towns131st coolest of 773 North Carolina towns
Winter cold28° January low
Milder than 78% of U.S. towns92nd coldest of 773 North Carolina towns
Precipitation46" a year
Wetter than 73% of U.S. towns150th driest of 773 North Carolina towns
Snow7" a winter
Less snow than 76% of U.S. towns82nd snowiest of 763 North Carolina towns
Growing season191 frost-free days
Longer than 65% of U.S. towns77th shortest of 773 North Carolina towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.3°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Yadkinville averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.3°). The shift is larger than in 59% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.9° now 40°, was 38°
🌷 Spring+1.3° now 57°, was 56°
☀️ Summer+1.1° now 75°, was 74°
🍂 Fall+0.9° now 59°, was 58°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Yadkinville’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 31° to 51°. July is the most reliable, staying within 6°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Yadkinville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Yadkinville?

January, with a typical high of 49° and a low of 28°.

What is the hottest month in Yadkinville?

July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 66°. About 26 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Yadkinville get?

About 7 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Yadkinville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 25, and the last spring frost by April 16.

What is the rainiest month in Yadkinville?

July, with 4.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Yadkinville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Yadkinville 6 E, NC (6 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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