Canton, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WAYNESVILLE 1 E, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Canton has an annual average temperature of 53.2°F with about 50.2 inches of precipitation per year and 10.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.5°F). December is typically the wettest month (4.71 in) and October the driest (3.00 in). Snow typically falls from November through May.
Best time to visit Canton
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →17 of 366 (4.6%) of Canton's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 17 | |
| 1900s | 40 | |
| 1910s | 46 | |
| 1920s | 32 | |
| 1930s | 63 | |
| 1940s | 24 | |
| 1950s | 24 | |
| 1960s | 4 | |
| 1970s | 13 | |
| 1980s | 27 | |
| 1990s | 35 | |
| 2000s | 20 | |
| 2010s | 13 | |
| 2020s | 8 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46.6°F | 23.5°F | 35.0°F | 4.62 in | 2.6 in | 11 |
| February | 50.2°F | 26.2°F | 38.2°F | 4.31 in | 1.6 in | 11 |
| March | 56.7°F | 31.8°F | 44.2°F | 4.45 in | 3.0 in | 13 |
| April | 65.6°F | 39.6°F | 52.6°F | 4.54 in | 0.4 in | 11 |
| May | 72.8°F | 48.2°F | 60.5°F | 4.18 in | 0.3 in | 12 |
| June | 78.5°F | 56.5°F | 67.5°F | 4.18 in | — | 14 |
| July | 81.5°F | 60.2°F | 70.8°F | 4.12 in | — | 15 |
| August | 80.5°F | 59.1°F | 69.8°F | 4.25 in | — | 13 |
| September | 75.6°F | 52.9°F | 64.3°F | 4.25 in | — | 10 |
| October | 67.1°F | 40.7°F | 53.9°F | 3.00 in | — | 8 |
| November | 57.5°F | 30.6°F | 44.1°F | 3.62 in | 0.5 in | 9 |
| December | 49.9°F | 26.0°F | 37.9°F | 4.71 in | 2.5 in | 11 |
Climate twins of Canton
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