Cullowhee weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Cullowhee, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Franklin, 24 km from Cullowhee; records cover 1882–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 55.5 in1410 mm
- Snow a year
- 2.6 in6.6 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 25
- First fall freeze
- Oct 18
- Heating degree days
- 4,127
- Cooling degree days
- 903
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 9°−13° (heating, 99%) and 91°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Cullowhee in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 26°−3°, with 5.3 in136 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1952)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 862
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cullowhee in February
Highs average 53°11° and lows 29°−2°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1996)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 680
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cullowhee in March
Highs average 60°16° and lows 35°2°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1967)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 540
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cullowhee in April
Highs average 69°21° and lows 42°5°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1986)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 296
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Cullowhee in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 51°11°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1953)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 109
- Cooling degree days
- 54
Cullowhee in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 60°15°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1983)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 177
Cullowhee in July
Highs average 84°29° and lows 64°18°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1952)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 280
Cullowhee in August
Highs average 83°29° and lows 63°17°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1980)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1968)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 252
Cullowhee in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1954)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 38
- Cooling degree days
- 116
Cullowhee in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 44°7°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1954)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 260
- Cooling degree days
- 15
Cullowhee in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 33°1°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1974)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 556
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Cullowhee in December
Highs average 51°11° and lows 29°−2°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1951)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 774
- Cooling degree days
- 0