Mecklenburg County · North Carolina
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.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in | Snow in | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50.7 | 29.6 | 3.41 | 2.1 | 29.6 to 50.7 degrees |
| February | 55 | 32.7 | 3.32 | 1.2 | 32.7 to 55 degrees |
| March | 63.1 | 39.3 | 4.01 | 0.6 | 39.3 to 63.1 degrees |
| April | 71.9 | 46.9 | 3.04 | 0 | 46.9 to 71.9 degrees |
| May | 78.9 | 55.8 | 3.18 | 0 | 55.8 to 78.9 degrees |
| June | 86 | 64.5 | 3.74 | 0 | 64.5 to 86 degrees |
| July | 89 | 68.1 | 3.68 | 0 | 68.1 to 89 degrees |
| August | 87.5 | 67.2 | 4.22 | 0 | 67.2 to 87.5 degrees |
| September | 81.3 | 60.4 | 3.24 | 0 | 60.4 to 81.3 degrees |
| October | 71.8 | 48.8 | 3.4 | 0 | 48.8 to 71.8 degrees |
| November | 62.4 | 39.2 | 3.14 | 0.1 | 39.2 to 62.4 degrees |
| December | 52.9 | 31.9 | 3.25 | 0.3 | 31.9 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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