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Charlotte, NC weather averages

NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Charlotte Douglas Ap, 10.1 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.

Quick answer

Charlotte averages a daily high of 70.9°F and a daily low of 48.8°F across the year, with 41.63 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 89°F and January the coldest at 29.6°F.

Average annual high
70.9°FWarmest month July
Average annual low
48.8°FColdest month January
Precipitation per year
41.63 inWettest month August
Snowfall per year
4.3 in65.2 days at or below 32°F

Charlotte weather month by month

Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.

MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip inSnow inRange
January50.729.63.412.129.6 to 50.7 degrees
February5532.73.321.232.7 to 55 degrees
March63.139.34.010.639.3 to 63.1 degrees
April71.946.93.04046.9 to 71.9 degrees
May78.955.83.18055.8 to 78.9 degrees
June8664.53.74064.5 to 86 degrees
July8968.13.68068.1 to 89 degrees
August87.567.24.22067.2 to 87.5 degrees
September81.360.43.24060.4 to 81.3 degrees
October71.848.83.4048.8 to 71.8 degrees
November62.439.23.140.139.2 to 62.4 degrees
December52.931.93.250.331.9 to 52.9 degrees

Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013881, Charlotte Douglas Ap · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals

How to read Charlotte climate normals

What a climate normal is, and what it is not.

A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Charlotte Douglas Ap, 10.1 km from the centre of Charlotte. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Charlotte sees about 35 days a year at or above 90°F and about 69.9 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.

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