Cashiers, North Carolina Weather
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Cashiers weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Foggy——70°47°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——73°53°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——78°55°+5°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——81°60°+3°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle39%—70°62°-11°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers39%0.37″62°53°-8°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast30%—75°53°+13°
Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 33 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 1.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:47 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Cashiers at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | — |
| February | — | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | — |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| July | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| August | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| October | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | winter squash, tomatoes (last) |
| November | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | — |
| December | — | — |
A year in weather
Cashiers's warmest month is July (~68°F mean) and its coldest is January (~33°F). Rainfall peaks in December (8.7 inches) and bottoms out in October (6.5 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 8.0″ | 9 |
| February | 36° | 6.9″ | 8 |
| March | 43° | 7.6″ | 9 |
| April | 50° | 7.0″ | 9 |
| May | 58° | 6.6″ | 9 |
| June | 65° | 7.2″ | 10 |
| July | 68° | 7.1″ | 11 |
| August | 66° | 7.1″ | 10 |
| September | 61° | 8.0″ | 8 |
| October | 52° | 6.5″ | 6 |
| November | 42° | 7.8″ | 7 |
| December | 36° | 8.7″ | 9 |
Regional context
Cashiers's baseline climate, derived from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals at the nearest reporting station, swings from a January mean of 33°F to a July mean of 68°F — a 35°F seasonal arc typical of the mid-latitude bands. Annual precipitation runs about 88.3 inches spread across roughly 105 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
Rainfall stays relatively even across the calendar: December tops out at 8.7 inches across 9.1 days with measurable rain, and October settles around 6.5 inches across 6.2 rainy days — a comparatively narrow seasonal range. The balanced distribution lines Cashiers up with places like Glenville, NC, Highlands, NC and Forest Hills, NC, all of which run on overlapping storm tracks rather than a single seasonal moisture source.
The frost-sensitive growing window opens around mid-March, when overnight lows reliably clear freezing for cool-season crops like peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Warm-soil crops — tomatoes, peppers, eggplant — wait until soil temperatures reach the mid-50s°F, usually two weeks past the last-frost date. The window closes around mid-December, when overnight lows resume dipping below freezing and frost-tender plants need protection or harvest. The dates above are 1991-2020 normals; in a given year either bookend can move 1-2 weeks either direction. Within Cashiers, low-lying parcels along drainage features typically lose 4-7°F of overnight low temperature versus the bench positions on calm clear nights, which shifts the working last-frost date by a week or more.
Similar climates: Glenville, NC, Highlands, NC, Forest Hills, NC, Cullowhee, NC, Rosman, NC.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Cashiers?
- Cashiers's last spring frost typically falls around mid-March, and the first fall frost arrives around mid-December.
- What is the rainy season in Cashiers?
- December is the wettest month with about 8.7 inches of rain on average; the city receives roughly 88 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Cashiers?
- July is typically warmest, averaging about 68°F.
- What is the coldest month in Cashiers?
- January is typically coldest, averaging about 33°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Cashiers?
- Cool-season crops (peas, lettuce) can be sown around the last spring frost (mid-March); warm-season crops (tomatoes, peppers) wait until 1–2 weeks after.
- How many rainy days does Cashiers get?
- Cashiers averages about 105 rainy days per year.
- What hardiness zone is Cashiers?
- Cashiers's USDA hardiness zone is determined by its lowest average winter temperature; check the USDA's online lookup with the city ZIP for the current zone designation.
Climate
Cashiers, North Carolina sits in a humid subtropical climate zone. January means hover near 33°F while July averages 68°F — a 35°F seasonal swing.
Across the year, Cashiers receives about 88 inches of precipitation spread over roughly 105 rainy days.
The rhythm of the year is set by latitude (35.1°N), proximity to large water bodies, and elevation — all of which shape what grows here, when frost is likely, and what the weather story looks like day to day.