Raleigh, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RALEIGH STATE UNIV, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Raleigh has an annual average temperature of 61.1°F with about 49.4 inches of precipitation per year and 4.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.6°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.72 in) and February the driest (2.88 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.
Best time to visit Raleigh
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All-time records →24 of 366 (6.6%) of Raleigh'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 | 27 | |
| 1900s | 27 | |
| 1910s | 15 | |
| 1920s | 23 | |
| 1930s | 47 | |
| 1940s | 24 | |
| 1950s | 59 | |
| 1960s | 13 | |
| 1970s | 31 | |
| 1980s | 26 | |
| 1990s | 13 | |
| 2000s | 22 | |
| 2010s | 28 | |
| 2020s | 11 |
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 | 51.7°F | 31.6°F | 41.7°F | 3.65 in | 2.5 in | 8 |
| February | 55.2°F | 33.2°F | 44.2°F | 2.88 in | 0.8 in | 8 |
| March | 62.6°F | 40.1°F | 51.3°F | 4.17 in | 0.1 in | 8 |
| April | 72.3°F | 48.8°F | 60.6°F | 3.63 in | — | 7 |
| May | 80.2°F | 57.9°F | 69.0°F | 3.99 in | — | 8 |
| June | 87.2°F | 66.1°F | 76.6°F | 4.87 in | — | 9 |
| July | 90.6°F | 70.3°F | 80.4°F | 4.65 in | — | 9 |
| August | 88.7°F | 68.8°F | 78.7°F | 4.71 in | — | 8 |
| September | 82.4°F | 62.9°F | 72.7°F | 5.72 in | — | 7 |
| October | 72.5°F | 50.9°F | 61.7°F | 3.90 in | — | 6 |
| November | 62.1°F | 40.9°F | 51.5°F | 3.51 in | 0.1 in | 6 |
| December | 54.7°F | 34.9°F | 44.8°F | 3.68 in | 1.0 in | 8 |
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