Raleigh, NC: Climate and Weather (2024)

Seasonal Weather Patterns in Raleigh, NC

Temperature

Average Daily Temperature (°F)

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	45	43	+2
July	81	79	+2

Average Monthly Number of Hot and Freezing Days

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Summer: Hot Days	10	11	-1
Winter: Freezing Days	14	12	+2

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Sunshine

Average Annual Number of Clear and Cloudy Days

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Clear Days	177	217	-40
Cloudy Days	188	148	+40

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	10	No difference
July	14	15	-1

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Precipitation

Average Annual Number of Rainy and Snow Days

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Rainy Days	113	118	-5
Snow Days	2	7	-5

Average Monthly Humidity (%) in Raleigh, NC

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	69	68	+1%
July	75	61	+14%

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Is Raleigh, NC, Hot or Cold?

Low, Average, and High Temperatures (°F)

	Low	Average	High
January	34	45	50
February	36	46	56
March	42	50	64
April	50	62	71
May	59	73	80
June	66	75	87
July	69	81	89
August	69	79	86
September	63	74	83
October	51	64	73
November	42	54	64
December	36	45	53

Average Monthly Number of Hot Days

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	0	0	No difference
February	0	0	No difference
March	0	0	No difference
April	1	1	No difference
May	2	3	-1
June	8	8	No difference
July	13	13	No difference
August	9	12	-3
September	2	6	-4
October	0	2	-2
November	0	0	No difference
December	0	0	No difference

Average Monthly Number of Freezing Days

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	16	13	+3
February	13	10	+3
March	7	7	No difference
April	1	2	-1
May	0	0	No difference
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	1	2	-1
November	6	6	No difference
December	13	12	+1

Raleigh, NC: Clear/Cloudy Skies, and Daylight Hours

Average Number of Clear Days

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	14	17	-3
February	13	16	-3
March	14	17	-3
April	14	17	-3
May	14	18	-4
June	15	19	-4
July	14	20	-6
August	15	20	-5
September	16	19	-3
October	17	19	-2
November	16	18	-2
December	15	17	-2

Average Number of Cloudy Days

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	17	14	+3
February	15	12	+3
March	17	14	+3
April	16	13	+3
May	17	13	+4
June	15	11	+4
July	17	11	+6
August	16	11	+5
September	14	11	+3
October	14	12	+2
November	14	12	+2
December	16	14	+2

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	10	No difference
February	11	11	No difference
March	12	12	No difference
April	13	13	No difference
May	14	14	No difference
June	15	15	No difference
July	14	15	-1
August	14	14	No difference
September	12	13	-1
October	11	12	-1
November	11	10	+1
December	10	10	No difference

Raleigh, NC: Rainy Days, Snow Days, and Humidity

Average Number of Rainy Days

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	9	+1
February	8	8	No difference
March	10	9	+1
April	8	7	+1
May	10	7	+3
June	10	7	+3
July	10	7	+3
August	10	6	+4
September	10	7	+3
October	9	7	+2
November	10	8	+2
December	8	8	No difference

Average Number of Snow Days

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	1	2	-1
February	1	2	-1
March	0	1	-1
April	0	0	No difference
May	0	0	No difference
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	0	0	No difference
November	0	1	-1
December	0	2	-2

Average Humidity (%)

	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	69	68	+1%
February	65	66	-1%
March	63	63	No difference
April	61	59	+2%
May	68	61	+7%
June	71	60	+11%
July	75	61	+14%
August	75	62	+13%
September	75	63	+12%
October	72	63	+9%
November	69	65	+4%
December	70	68	+2%

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