Morrisville, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RALEIGH DURHAM INTL AP, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Morrisville has an annual average temperature of 61.2°F with about 46.1 inches of precipitation per year and 5.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.8°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.15 in) and February the driest (2.78 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,931
Cooling need
1,572

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

67 of 366 (18.3%) of Morrisville'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.

1940s
27
1950s
69
1960s
22
1970s
27
1980s
27
1990s
36
2000s
64
2010s
51
2020s
43

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 31.8°F 41.9°F 3.43 in 2.6 in 10
February 55.8°F 34.2°F 45.0°F 2.78 in 1.4 in 9
March 63.3°F 40.3°F 51.8°F 4.10 in 0.3 in 11
April 72.7°F 48.9°F 60.8°F 3.53 in 10
May 80.0°F 57.7°F 68.8°F 3.38 in 10
June 87.4°F 66.0°F 76.7°F 3.89 in 11
July 90.8°F 70.2°F 80.5°F 5.02 in 12
August 88.7°F 68.9°F 78.8°F 4.71 in 11
September 82.5°F 62.7°F 72.6°F 5.15 in 9
October 73.0°F 50.3°F 61.7°F 3.37 in 8
November 63.0°F 40.0°F 51.5°F 3.32 in 0.1 in 8
December 54.7°F 34.4°F 44.6°F 3.39 in 0.8 in 10

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