What is the hottest month in Charlotte?

July is Charlotte's hottest month, with the highest average daily high of the year. The month-by-month table above shows Charlotte's exact average high and low for each month, based on the 1991–2020 climate normals — the standard 30-year reference period meteorologists use.

What is the coldest month in Charlotte?

January is Charlotte's coldest month, with the lowest average daily low of the year. The averages-by-month chart above gives the exact average high and low for every month, so you can see how cold a typical winter day runs.

How much does it rain in Charlotte?

Charlotte's total annual precipitation and its wettest and driest months are shown in the rainfall-by-month section above. Those figures are 1991–2020 normals — the average monthly precipitation total across that 30-year window — so they reflect a typical year rather than any single wet or dry season.

What months are best to visit Charlotte?

The most comfortable months in Charlotte are usually the shoulder seasons — spring and fall — when temperatures sit between the summer peak and winter low and rainfall is moderate. Compare the average high, low, and precipitation for each month in the table above to pick the window that fits the weather you want.

Has Charlotte gotten hotter?

Yes. The warming-stripes chart above plots Charlotte's annual mean temperature for every complete year of station data from 1940 to 2025, and the trend line fitted to 1940–2025 rises about 2.1°F (+0.25°F per decade) — recent decades average warmer than the start of that window.

What is the record high temperature in Charlotte?

Charlotte's all-time record high — the hottest single day in the station record — is shown in the records section above, along with the date it occurred. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, which begins in 1939, so they capture the most extreme heat on record, not just a typical summer day.

What is the record low temperature in Charlotte?

Charlotte's all-time record low and the date it was set appear in the records section above. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily history back to 1939, so it reflects the coldest day on record rather than an average winter low.

Charlotte, North Carolina Climate

Charlotte weather by month — average highs and lows, rainfall, all-time records, and the warming record since 1940

Hottest month: 90°FJuly average high
Coldest month: 32°FJanuary average low
Precipitation: 43.6 ina year
Snowfall: 3.5 ina year

1991–2020 NOAA climate normals

At 1:37 AM EDT on Sep 21 it was 73°F in Charlotte — 9° above the 64°F typical for that hour (estimated from the Sep 21 normal high of 81°F and low of 60°F, interpolated from the monthly normals).

Charlotte weather by month

Average high, low, and rainfall for every month, from Charlotte’s 1991–2020 climate normals, the standard 30-year reference period. Each band runs from the month’s average low to its average high: a tall band is a big day-to-night swing.

52°32°

3.5″Jan

57°35°

3.1″Feb

64°41°

4.0″Mar

73°49°

3.8″Apr

80°58°

3.4″May

87°66°

4.0″Jun

90°70°

3.7″Jul

89°69°

4.3″Aug

83°63°

3.7″Sep

73°50°

3.2″Oct

63°40°

3.3″Nov

55°35°

3.6″Dec

Average high → low (°F)Rainfall (inches)1991–2020 normals

Charlotte monthly weather averages — average high, average low, and rainfall for each month, from the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (NOAA).
Month	Avg High	Avg Low	Rainfall
January	52°F	32°F	3.5 in
February	57°F	35°F	3.1 in
March	64°F	41°F	4.0 in
April	73°F	49°F	3.8 in
May	80°F	58°F	3.4 in
June	87°F	66°F	4.0 in
July	90°F	70°F	3.7 in
August	89°F	69°F	4.3 in
September	83°F	63°F	3.7 in
October	73°F	50°F	3.2 in
November	63°F	40°F	3.3 in
December	55°F	35°F	3.6 in
Annual	72°F	51°F	43.6 in

Charlotte’s warming record since 1940

Charlotte has warmed 2.1°F since 1940 (+0.25°F per decade, 1940–2025 trend)Gaps are years with incomplete station data.

Not what a typical year looks like, but how the typical year has changed. Each stripe is one complete year’s average temperature at the station, 1940 to 2025, colored against the mean of those years: blue for cooler years, red for warmer ones. The figure under the stripes is the least-squares trend line fitted to 1940–2025 — Charlotte averages about 2.1°F warmer by that trend than in 1940.

Compared with the national rankingThe fastest-warming cities ranking fits every city to the same years, 1970–2025, so rates compare like for like. Over that window Charlotte warms at +0.54°F per decade, #35 of 66. The figure above uses the station’s own record, 1940–2025, so the two rates differ.

Charlotte rainfall by month

Charlotte averages 43.6 inches of precipitation a year. The wettest month is August and the driest is February.

Charlotte also averages 3.5 inches of snowfall a year.

Charlotte temperature records

All-time record high: 104°Fset September 6, 1954
All-time record low: -5°Fset January 21, 1985

Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station’s full daily history, so they capture the most extreme single day Charlotte has recorded — not a typical seasonal high or low.

Frequently asked

What is the hottest month in Charlotte?: July is Charlotte's hottest month, with the highest average daily high of the year. The month-by-month table above shows Charlotte's exact average high and low for each month, based on the 1991–2020 climate normals — the standard 30-year reference period meteorologists use.
What is the coldest month in Charlotte?: January is Charlotte's coldest month, with the lowest average daily low of the year. The averages-by-month chart above gives the exact average high and low for every month, so you can see how cold a typical winter day runs.
How much does it rain in Charlotte?: Charlotte's total annual precipitation and its wettest and driest months are shown in the rainfall-by-month section above. Those figures are 1991–2020 normals — the average monthly precipitation total across that 30-year window — so they reflect a typical year rather than any single wet or dry season.
What months are best to visit Charlotte?: The most comfortable months in Charlotte are usually the shoulder seasons — spring and fall — when temperatures sit between the summer peak and winter low and rainfall is moderate. Compare the average high, low, and precipitation for each month in the table above to pick the window that fits the weather you want.
Has Charlotte gotten hotter?: Yes. The warming-stripes chart above plots Charlotte's annual mean temperature for every complete year of station data from 1940 to 2025, and the trend line fitted to 1940–2025 rises about 2.1°F (+0.25°F per decade) — recent decades average warmer than the start of that window.
What is the record high temperature in Charlotte?: Charlotte's all-time record high — the hottest single day in the station record — is shown in the records section above, along with the date it occurred. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, which begins in 1939, so they capture the most extreme heat on record, not just a typical summer day.
What is the record low temperature in Charlotte?: Charlotte's all-time record low and the date it was set appear in the records section above. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily history back to 1939, so it reflects the coldest day on record rather than an average winter low.