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Waynesville climate
Typical historical weather for Waynesville, United States, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.
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Annual average
12°C
across all months
Warmest month
25.7°C
Jul average high
Coolest month
-3°C
Jan average low
Annual rainfall
1425mm
total per year
Waynesville is typically hottest in July and coolest in January, a swing of about 28.7°C across the year. About 31% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (August is typically wettest, November driest).
Monthly averages
Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Humidity | Wind | Cloud | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4°C · record 14–20.4°C | -3°C · record -21.7–-7°C | 118mm | 12 | 68% | 2.6 m/s | 60% | 2.6 kWh/m² |
| Feb | 10.8°C · record 17.5–22.6°C | 0.5°C · record -14–-4.5°C | 135mm | 13 | 69% | 2.6 m/s | 65% | 3.1 kWh/m² |
| Mar | 13.9°C · record 20.3–27.3°C | 2.7°C · record -16.9–-3°C | 111mm | 12 | 62% | 2.8 m/s | 60% | 4.5 kWh/m² |
| Apr | 17.7°C · record 23.8–26.7°C | 6.2°C · record -6.1–-0.6°C | 116mm | 12 | 65% | 2.6 m/s | 58% | 5.6 kWh/m² |
| May | 20.6°C · record 24.3–27.4°C | 11.3°C · record -0.7–6.3°C | 136mm | 16 | 75% | 2.2 m/s | 66% | 5.8 kWh/m² |
| Jun | 24°C · record 26.1–29.3°C | 14.8°C · record 7.1–12.1°C | 111mm | 16 | 77% | 1.8 m/s | 64% | 6.2 kWh/m² |
| Jul | 25.7°C · record 27.3–29.6°C | 17°C · record 10.1–15.9°C | 152mm | 20 | 81% | 1.4 m/s | 66% | 6 kWh/m² |
| Aug | 24.7°C · record 27.4–29.4°C | 16.2°C · record 7.6–14.2°C | 158mm | 19 | 82% | 1.4 m/s | 64% | 5.3 kWh/m² |
| Sep | 22.7°C · record 24.4–28.6°C | 13.3°C · record 1.3–13.8°C | 126mm | 13 | 81% | 1.7 m/s | 55% | 4.7 kWh/m² |
| Oct | 18.5°C · record 22.5–28.8°C | 7.3°C · record -4.6–0.7°C | 89mm | 8 | 77% | 2 m/s | 49% | 3.9 kWh/m² |
| Nov | 12.9°C · record 18–23.1°C | 1.8°C · record -10.5–-4°C | 68mm | 9 | 71% | 2.2 m/s | 53% | 2.9 kWh/m² |
| Dec | 8.8°C · record 15.1–21.8°C | -0.6°C · record -21.5–-4.7°C | 105mm | 11 | 71% | 2.3 m/s | 63% | 2.2 kWh/m² |
"Avg high"/"Avg low" is the mean daily high/low for that month, averaged across every year on file. The "record" figure alongside it is a different statistic — the single hottest (or coldest) hour ever recorded during that month across all years — so it can sit above or below the average and does not describe the average's year-to-year spread. A "wet day" is any day with at least 1.0mm of rain.
Year to year
Annual average temperature, 2016–2025.
Across these 10 years, the annual average has moved by about -0.32°C per decade. That’s a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
Annual rainfall has moved by about -26mm per decade over the same period.
2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 11.64437385454572°C, below the 9-year baseline of 12.04°C by 1.53 standard deviations.
Typical extremes per year
Rainy days
161 days
≥1.0mm rain
Heavy rain days
15.1 days
≥20mm rain
Extreme heat days
0 days
daily high ≥40°C
Frost days
82.8 days
daily low ≤0°C
Averaged across 10 years on file. Thresholds match PastClimate's data pipeline definitions — see data & sources.
Records on file
Ranked across 10 years of data currently on file (2016–2025).
Hottest day
29.6°C
9 July 2025
2025 was 1.53 SD below the 9-year average that year
Coldest day
-21.7°C
8 January 2017
2017 was 0.97 SD above the 9-year average that year
Wettest day
153.4mm
26 September 2024
2024 was 0.55 SD above the 9-year average that year
Windiest day
6.2m/s
27 September 2024
2024 was 0.55 SD above the 9-year average that year
See the detail: Waynesville on 26 September 2024.
Nearby cities
Lake Junaluska
Same ERA5 grid cell
Canton
22.6 km away
Cherokee
22.6 km away
Brevard
35.9 km away
Cullowhee
35.9 km away
Sylva
35.9 km away
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Frequently asked questions about Waynesville's climate
What is the hottest month in Waynesville?
July is typically the warmest month in Waynesville, with an average high of 25.7°C. January is typically the coolest, averaging -3°C overnight.
How much does it rain in Waynesville?
Waynesville gets about 1425mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 31% of it falling in the three wettest months (August is typically the wettest, November the driest).
How many extremely hot or cold days does Waynesville have?
On average, Waynesville sees about 0 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 82.8 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.
Is Waynesville getting warmer?
Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about -0.32°C per decade. That's a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
What is the hottest day on record for Waynesville?
The hottest day on file is 9 July 2025 at 29.6°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.
Data & provenance
↓ Download monthly CSVData source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for United States
- Location
- Waynesville — 35.500°, -83.000°, ERA5 grid cell center, 1.6 km from requested point
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- What's shown here
- Monthly and annual averages, and dated extreme-value records, derived from an hourly base record.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-17). Historical climate data for Waynesville, United States (35.50°N, 83.00°W), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Waynesville, United States [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 17, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for Waynesville, United States." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 17, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
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note = {Derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023), Copernicus Climate Change Service. Accessed 2026-07-17},
url = {https://www.pastclimate.com/}
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