Apex, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from APEX, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Apex has an annual average temperature of 60.1°F with about 48.3 inches of precipitation per year and 4.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.9°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.27 in) and February the driest (3.00 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Apex
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All-time records →113 of 366 (30.9%) of Apex's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1990s | 77 | |
| 2000s | 120 | |
| 2010s | 121 | |
| 2020s | 48 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50.9°F | 30.9°F | 40.9°F | 3.65 in | 2.9 in | 10 |
| February | 54.4°F | 32.6°F | 43.5°F | 3.00 in | 1.0 in | 10 |
| March | 61.9°F | 39.1°F | 50.5°F | 4.08 in | 0.4 in | 11 |
| April | 71.6°F | 47.6°F | 59.6°F | 3.63 in | — | 10 |
| May | 78.7°F | 56.7°F | 67.7°F | 3.83 in | — | 10 |
| June | 85.7°F | 65.2°F | 75.4°F | 4.33 in | — | 11 |
| July | 89.0°F | 69.4°F | 79.2°F | 5.07 in | — | 12 |
| August | 87.4°F | 67.7°F | 77.5°F | 4.64 in | — | 10 |
| September | 81.5°F | 61.7°F | 71.6°F | 5.27 in | — | 9 |
| October | 71.8°F | 49.5°F | 60.7°F | 3.71 in | — | 8 |
| November | 62.2°F | 39.5°F | 50.9°F | 3.45 in | 0.3 in | 8 |
| December | 53.9°F | 34.1°F | 44.0°F | 3.67 in | 0.2 in | 11 |
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