Carrboro, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHAPEL HILL 2 W, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
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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 |
Climate twins of Carrboro
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