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Raleigh, NC weather averages
NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Raleigh Ap, 18.9 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.
Quick answer
Raleigh averages a daily high of 71.7°F and a daily low of 50°F across the year, with 43.34 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 90.2°F and January the coldest at 31°F.
- Average annual high
- 71.7°FWarmest month July
- Average annual low
- 50°FColdest month January
- Precipitation per year
- 43.34 inWettest month July
- Snowfall per year
- 6.1 in60.7 days at or below 32°F
Raleigh 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 | 50.9 | 31 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 31 to 50.9 degrees |
| February | 55.2 | 33.8 | 3.23 | 1.9 | 33.8 to 55.2 degrees |
| March | 63.4 | 39.9 | 4.11 | 0.5 | 39.9 to 63.4 degrees |
| April | 72.4 | 48 | 2.92 | 0.1 | 48 to 72.4 degrees |
| May | 79.6 | 56.5 | 3.27 | 0 | 56.5 to 79.6 degrees |
| June | 87.1 | 65.8 | 3.52 | 0 | 65.8 to 87.1 degrees |
| July | 90.2 | 69.9 | 4.73 | 0 | 69.9 to 90.2 degrees |
| August | 88.4 | 68.6 | 4.26 | 0 | 68.6 to 88.4 degrees |
| September | 82.1 | 61.7 | 4.36 | 0 | 61.7 to 82.1 degrees |
| October | 72.7 | 49.8 | 3.25 | 0 | 49.8 to 72.7 degrees |
| November | 63.6 | 40.8 | 3.12 | 0.1 | 40.8 to 63.6 degrees |
| December | 53.6 | 33.3 | 3.07 | 0.6 | 33.3 to 53.6 degrees |
Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013722, Raleigh Ap · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals
How to read Raleigh 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 Raleigh Ap, 18.9 km from the centre of Raleigh. 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. Raleigh sees about 46.8 days a year at or above 90°F and about 72.7 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.
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