Charlotte climate: monthly averages

A consolidated reference for Charlotte climate: monthly averages, rebuilt from public data on a schedule. Expect 4.4 C at the coldest (Jan) and 27.1 C at the warmest (Jul) — a 22.7 C spread. Expect a wet month and a dry month but no real season: 3.60 mm/day in Jul against 2.57 mm/day in Oct. Taken together that is roughly 1,143 mm of rain a year for the grid cell. The build runs on a schedule and caches the last good response, so the numbers stay put even when the upstream API is having a bad day. Use the table for exact numbers, or the related pages below for neighbouring locations and periods.

Annual mean temperature
16.1 C
Warmest month
Jul (27.1 C)
Coldest month
Jan (4.4 C)
Wettest month
Jul (3.60 mm/day)
All-time record high
42.4 C
All-time record low
-16.4 C
Annual precipitation
1,146 mm / year
Coordinates
35.22709, -80.84313
Population
911,311
Average monthly temperature and rainfall in Charlotte
MonthMean temp (C)Rain (mm/day)Record high (C)Record low (C)
Jan4.42.5823.9-12.2
Feb6.32.8625.7-14.0
Mar10.63.0629.1-16.4
Apr16.02.9632.7-4.7
May20.83.3036.23.0
Jun25.33.5842.48.9
Jul27.13.6041.014.7
Aug26.43.5341.812.1
Sep22.83.2538.45.8
Oct16.62.5738.4-1.6
Nov10.32.8628.7-6.4
Dec6.53.4526.2-9.7

What the Charlotte climate table shows

Values are multi-decadal climatological averages for the 35.22709, -80.84313 grid cell, not a single year. Rain is the daily mean, so a value of 2.00 mm/day is about 60 mm across a 30-day month. Averages smooth over extremes, so use them for planning rather than for what to pack for next Tuesday.

Frequently asked questions

Why do the numbers differ from a weather app?

An app shows one location on one day. These are long-run averages, so they smooth out single hot or cold spells.

How much rain is 3.60 mm/day in a month?

Rain is recorded as a daily mean, so 3.60 mm/day is roughly 109 mm across a 30-day month.