Fuquay-Varina, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GARNER, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fuquay-Varina has an annual average temperature of 58.6°F with about 50.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.7°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.63 in) and February the driest (3.11 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,465
Cooling need
1,170

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

222 of 366 (60.7%) of Fuquay-Varina'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.

1980s
0
2000s
11
2010s
275
2020s
80

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 51.9°F 27.7°F 39.8°F 3.92 in
February 55.6°F 29.0°F 42.3°F 3.11 in
March 63.5°F 35.4°F 49.5°F 4.18 in
April 72.2°F 45.2°F 58.7°F 4.08 in
May 77.9°F 54.9°F 66.4°F 4.03 in
June 84.5°F 63.5°F 74.0°F 4.79 in
July 87.5°F 67.4°F 77.5°F 5.34 in
August 86.6°F 66.1°F 76.4°F 4.76 in
September 79.8°F 59.6°F 69.7°F 5.63 in
October 71.1°F 46.0°F 58.5°F 3.59 in
November 61.2°F 35.6°F 48.4°F 3.65 in
December 54.4°F 30.3°F 42.3°F 3.64 in

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