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United States / North Carolina / Asheville Metro Area / Haywood County / Canton / Zip Codes
Canton, NC has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. Temperatures in the summer can reach highs of around 85°F (29°C), while winter lows dip into the mid-30s (2°C). Rainfall is spread out evenly throughout the year, with an average annual rainfall of approximately 47 inches (119 cm). The area is also prone to thunderstorms and hail during the warmer months. Snowfall is rare in Canton, but it does occasionally occur in the colder months.

Canton, North Carolina gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Canton averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Canton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Canton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Canton is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

8.9 Summer - 5.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Canton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCanton, North CarolinaUnited States
  47.2 in.38.1 in.
  10.7 in.27.8 in.
  138.2 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  81.5°85.8°
  23.4°21.7°
  7.57
  4.74.3
  2615 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Canton with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Canton, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Canton are June, August and September.
In Canton, there are 1.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Canton with an average of 23.4°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Canton, there are 116.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
In Canton, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Canton but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Canton with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in Canton means that it is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Canton with 14.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 138.2 rainy days annually in Canton, which is one of the rainiest places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.7 inches in Canton means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Canton with 3.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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