Chapel Hill, TN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHRISTIANA 5W, TN US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Chapel Hill has an annual average temperature of 57.2°F with about 57.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.1°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.82 in) and October the driest (3.72 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,855
Cooling need
1,044

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Climate change signal

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170 of 366 (46.4%) of Chapel Hill'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.

2000s
108
2010s
183
2020s
75

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 46.9°F 26.1°F 36.5°F 4.90 in
February 51.5°F 28.8°F 40.2°F 5.33 in
March 60.1°F 35.6°F 47.8°F 5.77 in
April 69.7°F 43.3°F 56.5°F 5.02 in
May 77.0°F 52.9°F 64.9°F 4.96 in
June 84.1°F 61.8°F 73.0°F 5.00 in
July 87.3°F 65.3°F 76.3°F 4.92 in
August 87.2°F 64.1°F 75.6°F 3.99 in
September 82.6°F 57.2°F 69.9°F 4.41 in
October 71.8°F 45.1°F 58.4°F 3.72 in
November 59.9°F 34.9°F 47.4°F 4.08 in
December 50.5°F 29.0°F 39.8°F 5.82 in

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