September in High Shoals: afternoons around 82°F, nights around 60°F. Nothing in the forecast averages argues against a doorstep delivery; any basket in the catalog travels well.
Heat (June, July and August). Afternoons average 85°F or more, peaking near 89°F in July. Send chocolate, cheese and fresh fruit to a workplace or a front desk in these months; baked goods, nuts, coffee, tea and spa baskets can take a doorstep drop.
Freezing nights (January). The average low reaches 30°F in January. Jams, sauces and fresh fruit should not spend a night outside; offices, senior residences and hospitals all receive indoors.
Snow (January). About 6 inches a year on average. Allow one extra business day when the date matters: a birthday box that ships two days out still lands on time if it leaves three days out.
Wettest months (August and March). Around 4.9 and 4.5 inches of rain on average. Boxes are sealed, not waterproof: a covered porch or a workplace address keeps the packaging presentable.
Normals: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991 to 2020, Lincolnton 4 W station, 8.1 miles from High Shoals. Heat: average high 85°F or more. Freezing: average low 32°F or less. Snow: 2 inches or more in the month. Wettest: the two months with the most rain.