climigo

North Carolina

When to go?

The best months are April–June, September–October. Avoid July–August (hot).

Climate zones

South CarolinaVirginiaWest VirginiaGeorgiaTennesseeKentuckyCharlotteCharlotteCharlotteRaleighRaleighRaleighWilmingtonWilmingtonWilmingtonAshevilleAshevilleAshevilleWinston-SalemWinston-SalemWinston-Salem

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 11°−1°
February 13°1°
March 17°4°
April 22°9°
May 26°14°
June 30°18°
July 31°20°
August 31°20°
September 28°16°
October 23°10°
November 17°4°
December 13°1°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−0.8 · 11.1 °CJanuary: −0.8 · 11.1 °C0.9 · 13.4 °CFebruary: 0.9 · 13.4 °C4.1 · 17.4 °CMarch: 4.1 · 17.4 °C8.7 · 22.2 °CApril: 8.7 · 22.2 °C13.5 · 26.1 °CMay: 13.5 · 26.1 °C18.1 · 29.9 °CJune: 18.1 · 29.9 °C20.4 · 31.4 °CJuly: 20.4 · 31.4 °C19.5 · 30.6 °CAugust: 19.5 · 30.6 °C16.1 · 27.8 °CSeptember: 16.1 · 27.8 °C9.9 · 22.9 °COctober: 9.9 · 22.9 °C4.1 · 17.3 °CNovember: 4.1 · 17.3 °C0.8 · 13.0 °CDecember: 0.8 · 13.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −0.8 – 11.1 °C
Feb 0.9 – 13.4 °C
Mar 4.1 – 17.4 °C
Apr 8.7 – 22.2 °C
May 13.5 – 26.1 °C
Jun 18.1 – 29.9 °C
Jul 20.4 – 31.4 °C
Aug 19.5 – 30.6 °C
Sep 16.1 – 27.8 °C
Oct 9.9 – 22.9 °C
Nov 4.1 – 17.3 °C
Dec 0.8 – 13.0 °C

How much it rains

January 96 mm8 d
February 90 mm8 d
March 104 mm9 d
April 98 mm8 d
May 108 mm9 d
June 115 mm9 d
July 143 mm10 d
August 137 mm9 d
September 130 mm7 d
October 81 mm6 d
November 83 mm7 d
December 98 mm8 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec96 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayJanuary: 96 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day90 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a dayFebruary: 90 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a day104 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a dayMarch: 104 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a day98 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayApril: 98 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day108 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a dayMay: 108 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a day115 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a dayJune: 115 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a day143 mm · 10 rain days · 14 mm a dayJuly: 143 mm · 10 rain days · 14 mm a day137 mm · 9 rain days · 15 mm a dayAugust: 137 mm · 9 rain days · 15 mm a day130 mm · 7 rain days · 19 mm a daySeptember: 130 mm · 7 rain days · 19 mm a day81 mm · 6 rain days · 14 mm a dayOctober: 81 mm · 6 rain days · 14 mm a day83 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a dayNovember: 83 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a day98 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayDecember: 98 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 96 mm8 d
Feb 90 mm8 d
Mar 104 mm9 d
Apr 98 mm8 d
May 108 mm9 d
Jun 115 mm9 d
Jul 143 mm10 d
Aug 137 mm9 d
Sep 130 mm7 d
Oct 81 mm6 d
Nov 83 mm7 d
Dec 98 mm8 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 02
February 10 h 55
March 11 h 56
April 13 h 05
May 14 h 01
June 14 h 32
July 14 h 19
August 13 h 30
September 12 h 25
October 11 h 19
November 10 h 19
December 9 h 47

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 1 cm
February 1 cm
March –
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December –

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1 cmJanuary: 1 cm1 cmFebruary: 1 cm0 cmMarch: 0 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm0 cmDecember: 0 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 1 cm
Feb 1 cm
Mar 0 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 0 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities