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30-year climate normals

Haywood County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 23.5°F.

Haywood County gets 50.23" of precipitation a year and 10.9" of snow, and 27% of it falls in Dec, Jan, Feb.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 46.6° 23.5° 4.62" 2.6"
February 50.2° 26.2° 4.31" 1.6"
March 56.7° 31.8° 4.45" 3.0"
April 65.6° 39.6° 4.54" 0.4"
May 72.8° 48.2° 4.18" 0.3"
June 78.5° 56.5° 4.18" 0.0"
July 81.5° 60.2° 4.12" 0.0"
August 80.5° 59.1° 4.25" 0.0"
September 75.6° 52.9° 4.25" 0.0"
October 67.1° 40.7° 3.00" 0.0"
November 57.5° 30.6° 3.62" 0.5"
December 49.9° 26.0° 4.71" 2.5"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 27% falling in the wettest three months (Dec, Jan, Feb).

January 4.62"
February 4.31"
March 4.45"
April 4.54"
May 4.18"
June 4.18"
July 4.12"
August 4.25"
September 4.25"
October 3.00"
November 3.62"
December 4.71"
Annual total 50.23"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 531
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,793
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.09¢/kWh, North Carolina average $80
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $253

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Haywood County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Haywood County?

Haywood County averages a high of 81.5°F in July and a low of 23.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 50.23 inches, including 10.9 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Haywood County?

The wettest stretch is Dec, Jan, Feb, which accounts for 27% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Haywood County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.5°F. That drives 531 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Haywood County?

Yes. Haywood County averages 10.9 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station WAYNESVILLE 1 E, NC US (USC00319147), 5 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, North Carolina residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.