Sylva (NC) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Sylva

Sylva average temperature chart (Celsius) Sylva average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Sylva (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 7 8.9 14 18.5 22.6 26 27.3 26.9 23.6 18.5 13.5 8.7
°F 44.6 48.1 57.2 65.3 72.7 78.8 81.2 80.4 74.5 65.3 56.3 47.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Sylva monthly rainfall chart (mm) Sylva monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Sylva (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 133 134 162 121 135 125 131 132 115 100 121 138
inches 5.2 5.3 6.4 4.7 5.3 4.9 5.1 5.2 4.5 3.9 4.7 5.4
Rainy days 12 11 13 11 12 11 13 12 10 9 10 11

Average annual rainfall in Sylva: 1496.167mm (589 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Sylva

Sylva average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Sylva
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.5 6.2 7.3 8.7 9 9.4 8.9 8.2 7.5 7.4 5.8 5.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Sylva average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Sylva average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Sylva (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -5.3 -4.1 0 4 8.3 12.7 15 14.8 11.5 5 0.6 -3.4
Max °C 7.3 9.3 14.4 18.9 23 26.3 27.7 27.2 23.9 18.9 13.8 9
Min °F 22.5 24.7 32.1 39.1 46.9 54.9 58.9 58.6 52.7 40.9 33.1 26
Max °F 33.8 36.7 45 52.5 60.1 67.1 70.3 69.8 63.9 53.4 45 37

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Sylva average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Sylva average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Sylva in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 12.2 11.4 11.6 13.6 17.5 22.2 25.6 26.4 24.8 21 17.1 14.1
°F 53.9 52.5 52.9 56.4 63.5 72 78.1 79.5 76.7 69.9 62.7 57.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Sylva average winspeed by month (km/h) Sylva average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Sylva (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 15 16 16 15 12 11 10 10 10 12 13 14
mph 9 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 8 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Sylva relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Sylva
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
72% 68% 66% 64% 72% 76% 79% 80% 80% 75% 73% 73%

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Sylva weather stats

Sylva weather statistics
Hottest month: July 27.3°C 81.1°F
Driest month: October 100mm 3.9ins
Sunniest month: April 8.7hrs
Coldest month: January 7°C 44.6°F
Wettest month: March 162mm 6.4ins
Warmest sea: August 26.4°C 79.5°F
Map showing location of Sylva (35.37371, -83.22598) Sylva map pin © Google

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