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The year’s records
Annual mean 16°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
31.0 °C
Coldest
8.6 °C
Wettest
43%
Windiest
4.0 m/s
Prevailing
W
2.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Charlotte over the whole year is 16°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C. Charlotte has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 39% in October, the driest month, to 45% in December, the wettest. Winds in Charlotte are highest in March, averaging 2.4 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Charlotte come in July, when the sky is typically 32% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 44%.
Month by month Charlotte climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
9°C
2°C
5°C
42%
39%
2.0 m/s
8
0
38
February
13°C
5°C
9°C
42%
44%
2.3 m/s
25
0
57
March
16°C
7°C
12°C
42%
39%
2.4 m/s
40
3
69
April
21°C
11°C
18°C
41%
33%
2.4 m/s
65
16
66
May
24°C
16°C
24°C
41%
42%
2.1 m/s
63
44
38
June
29°C
21°C
30°C
39%
36%
1.9 m/s
30
64
9
July
31°C
23°C
33°C
39%
32%
1.7 m/s
6
48
1
August
29°C
21°C
32°C
39%
40%
1.5 m/s
16
53
4
September
27°C
18°C
28°C
39%
38%
1.6 m/s
43
58
18
October
22°C
12°C
21°C
39%
33%
1.5 m/s
70
26
58
November
16°C
6°C
13°C
40%
35%
1.6 m/s
38
4
70
December
11°C
4°C
8°C
45%
42%
1.8 m/s
16
0
52
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Charlotte weather by season
Year round, Charlotte has days of about 9°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 31°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 2°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 16°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Charlotte weather in winterDecember to February
High 11°CLow 4°CRain 43%
Winter in Charlotte has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Charlotte weather in springMarch to May
High 20°CLow 12°CRain 41%
Spring in Charlotte has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 41% chance of rain on a given day.
Charlotte weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 22°CRain 39%
Summer in Charlotte has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
Charlotte weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 21°CLow 12°CRain 39%
Autumn in Charlotte has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Charlotte?
Charlotte has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 39% in October, the driest month, to 45% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Charlotte windiest?
Winds in Charlotte are highest in March, averaging 2.4 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Charlotte year round?
The average temperature in Charlotte over the whole year is 16°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C.