Carrboro, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHAPEL HILL 2 W, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Carrboro has an annual average temperature of 59.7°F with about 48.9 inches of precipitation per year and 2.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.4°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.42 in) and February the driest (3.27 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,294
Cooling need
1,398

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

15 of 366 (4.1%) of Carrboro'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.

1890s
62
1900s
44
1910s
16
1920s
35
1930s
50
1940s
48
1950s
19
1960s
5
1970s
15
1980s
19
1990s
17
2000s
14
2010s
14
2020s
8

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 50.7°F 29.4°F 40.0°F 3.95 in 1.5 in 11
February 54.3°F 31.3°F 42.8°F 3.27 in 0.9 in 10
March 61.8°F 38.0°F 49.9°F 4.39 in 0.1 in 12
April 71.5°F 46.8°F 59.2°F 3.71 in 10
May 78.6°F 56.3°F 67.5°F 3.78 in 10
June 85.7°F 65.0°F 75.4°F 4.08 in 11
July 89.5°F 69.3°F 79.4°F 4.82 in 11
August 87.5°F 67.7°F 77.6°F 4.30 in 11
September 81.8°F 61.5°F 71.7°F 5.42 in 9
October 72.1°F 48.5°F 60.3°F 3.77 in 9
November 62.0°F 37.8°F 49.9°F 3.50 in 0.1 in 9
December 53.7°F 32.4°F 43.1°F 3.87 in 0.2 in 11

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