Climate · Yanceyville

Yanceyville, NC climate

Yanceyville has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
89°
355th coolest of 773 North Carolina towns
January low
28°
140th coldest of 773 North Carolina towns
Rain + melted snow
46 in
134th driest of 773 North Carolina towns
Snow a winter
9 in
47th snowiest of 763 North Carolina towns
+11°

11° warmer than normal today. The forecast high is 87°, and a typical Oct 1 in Yanceyville peaks around 76°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020

A normal year

What a year in Yanceyville feels like

Winter

52° / 30°
Typical high / low · 3 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

70° / 46°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Mar 31

Summer

87° / 66°
Typical high / low · 44 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

71° / 48°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 4
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Yanceyville 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
January50°28°3.6" 4.2"113 33° – 45°
February54°31°2.9" 1.7"102 33° – 49°
March61°37°4.1" 1.0"101 43° – 57°
April71°45°3.8" 0110 54° – 63°
May78°55°4.0" 0110 62° – 72°
June86°63°4.2" 0110 71° – 79°
July89°68°4.4" 0110 75° – 81°
August87°66°4.2" 0100 73° – 82°
September81°59°4.5" 090 67° – 75°
October71°47°3.4" 080 56° – 64°
November61°37°3.4" 080 44° – 55°
December53°31°3.4" 1.9"111 33° – 52°
Year70°47°45.8"8.8"1226

“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 Yanceyville

Yanceyville gets 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 122 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 6 days of the year.

46 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 72% of U.S. towns
9 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 74% 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
4.5"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
4.2"
Frost & the growing season

About 218 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 31 and the first one by November 4. That leaves about 218 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 81% of U.S. towns.

83
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
44
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 Yanceyville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Yanceyville, 71% of that work is heating and 29% is cooling.

71%heating
3,699 heating degree daysLess heating than 81% of U.S. towns
1,514 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 79% 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 Yanceyville compares

Summer heat89° July high
Hotter than 76% of U.S. towns355th coolest of 773 North Carolina towns
Winter cold28° January low
Milder than 79% of U.S. towns140th coldest of 773 North Carolina towns
Precipitation46" a year
Wetter than 72% of U.S. towns134th driest of 773 North Carolina towns
Snow9" a winter
Less snow than 74% of U.S. towns47th snowiest of 763 North Carolina towns
Growing season218 frost-free days
Longer than 81% of U.S. towns315th shortest of 773 North Carolina towns
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Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.9°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Yanceyville averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.0°). The shift is smaller than in 80% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.5° now 41°, was 40°
🌷 Spring+0.6° now 58°, was 57°
☀️ Summer+0.8° now 77°, was 76°
🍂 Fall+0.6° now 59°, was 59°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Yanceyville’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 33° to 52°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Yanceyville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Yanceyville?

January, with a typical high of 50° and a low of 28°.

What is the hottest month in Yanceyville?

July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 68°. About 44 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Yanceyville get?

About 9 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Yanceyville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 4, and the last spring frost by March 31.

What is the rainiest month in Yanceyville?

September, with 4.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Yanceyville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Yanceyville 4 Se, NC (5 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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