Climate of Charlotte, North Carolina

Climate of Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
 
 
4
 
51
32
 
 
3.6
 
56
34
 
 
4.4
 
64
42
 
 
3
 
73
49
 
 
3.7
 
80
58
 
 
3.4
 
87
67
 
 
3.8
 
90
71
 
 
3.7
 
88
69
 
 
3.8
 
82
63
 
 
3.7
 
73
51
 
 
3.4
 
63
42
 
 
3.2
 
54
35
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Source: [1]

The Climate of Charlotte, North Carolina is that of a humid subtropical climate (Cfa), in the in the Köppen climate classification. Characterized by hot and humid summers and cool winters. There are little differences in the amounts of precipitation between the summer and winter seasons.

Temperature

As in most humid subtropical climates, Charlotte experiences significant, but not wide, differences in temperature between the seasons. The coldest month of the year is January with a mean temperature of 41.7 °F (5.4 °C), while the warmest month is July with a mean temperature of 80.4 °F (26.9 °C). The coldest temperature recorded in Charlotte was −5 °F (−21 °C) while the warmest temperature was 104 °F (40 °C).

Precipitation

Charlotte's location puts it in the direct path of subtropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico as it heads up the eastern seaboard along the jet stream, this city receives ample precipitation throughout the year but also a very large number of clear, sunny, and pleasantly warm days. On average, Charlotte receives about 43.52 in (1105.3 mm) of precipitation annually, including 5.2 inches of snow[1] and more frequent ice storms and sleet.

Climate data for Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte-Douglas Int'l)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 79
(26)
82
(28)
91
(33)
96
(36)
98
(37)
103
(39)
103
(39)
104
(40)
104
(40)
98
(37)
85
(29)
80
(27)
104
(40)
Average high °F (°C) 51.3
(10.7)
55.9
(13.3)
64.1
(17.8)
72.8
(22.7)
79.7
(26.5)
86.6
(30.3)
90.1
(32.3)
88.4
(31.3)
82.3
(27.9)
72.6
(22.6)
62.8
(17.1)
54.0
(12.2)
71.72
(22.06)
Average low °F (°C) 32.1
(0.1)
34.4
(1.3)
41.6
(5.3)
49.1
(9.5)
58.2
(14.6)
66.5
(19.2)
70.6
(21.4)
69.3
(20.7)
63.0
(17.2)
50.9
(10.5)
41.8
(5.4)
34.9
(1.6)
51.03
(10.57)
Record low °F (°C) −5
(−21)
−5
(−21)
4
(−16)
21
(−6)
32
(0)
45
(7)
53
(12)
50
(10)
38
(3)
24
(−4)
11
(−12)
−5
(−21)
−5
(−21)
Precipitation inches (mm) 4.00
(101.6)
3.55
(90.2)
4.39
(111.5)
2.95
(74.9)
3.66
(93)
3.42
(86.9)
3.79
(96.3)
3.72
(94.5)
3.83
(97.3)
3.66
(93)
3.36
(85.3)
3.18
(80.8)
43.51
(1,105.2)
Snowfall inches (cm) 1.7
(4.3)
1.6
(4.1)
1.2
(3)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
.1
(0.3)
.6
(1.5)
5.2
(13.2)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 11.0 9.3 10.6 8.6 10.1 10.2 11.0 9.4 7.9 6.6 8.6 9.9 113.2
Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 1.0 .8 .5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .1 .3 2.7
Sunshine hours 173.6 180.8 235.6 270.0 291.4 288.0 291.4 272.8 240.0 229.4 177.0 167.4 2,817.4
Source: NOAA (1971–2000) [2] HKO (sunshine hours, 1961–1990) [3] The Weather Channel (extreme temperatures) [4]


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