Charlotte, North Carolina Weather
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Charlotte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 4:18 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——75°42°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——73°47°-2°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——67°50°-6°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——56°42°-11°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——52°38°-4°
- SundayNov 15Overcast——50°37°-2°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——50°40°0°
Air quality now AQI 60 · Moderate
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 0.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:25 AM
- Moonset
- 6:05 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Charlotte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 59°F (high 75°F, low 42°F), 6°F above the 53°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: March 30 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 12 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Charlotte
- Tue75°42°0%
- Wed73°47°3%
- Thu67°50°4%
- Fri56°42°1%
- Sat52°38°0%
- Sun50°37°1%
- Mon50°40°9%
- Tue46°42°9%
- Wed58°40°2%
- Thu60°41°2%
- Fri59°44°3%
- Sat60°48°10%
- Sun66°54°32%
- Mon66°36°36%
- Tue43°31°23%
- Wed46°31°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Charlotte
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Charlotte — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 3) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Charlotte
Charlotte sits in Mecklenburg County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 32m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 47m — a swing of +4h 45m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Charlotte is the state’s largest city. The nearest town Charlotte tracks is Concord, roughly 17 miles to the NE.
Air quality in Charlotte
Air quality in Charlotte’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 46). See the full air-quality history for Charlotte.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Charlotte peaks at about 80°F in July and bottoms near 42°F in January; August brings the heaviest rain (4.3 inches) and February the least (3.1 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 3.5″ | 7 |
| February | 46° | 3.1″ | 6 |
| March | 53° | 4.0″ | 7 |
| April | 61° | 3.8″ | 6 |
| May | 69° | 3.4″ | 6 |
| June | 77° | 4.0″ | 7 |
| July | 80° | 3.7″ | 6 |
| August | 79° | 4.3″ | 6 |
| September | 73° | 3.7″ | 5 |
| October | 62° | 3.2″ | 4 |
| November | 51° | 3.3″ | 5 |
| December | 45° | 3.6″ | 6 |
Regional context
Similar climates Pineville, NC, Matthews, NC, Mint Hill, NC
Charlotte swings from 42°F in January to 80°F in July (38°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Charlotte runs about 43.6 inches on roughly 73 measurable days.
No season owns Charlotte's rain: August reaches 4.3 inches across 6.3 days and February keeps 3.1 inches on 6.4, an even spread through Charlotte's year. That lines Charlotte up with places like Pineville, NC, Matthews, NC and Mint Hill, NC, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Charlotte reaches its last hard frost near March 30; that is the cue for peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Charlotte, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. The season ends by November 3 in Charlotte, once hard frosts set back in. Open lawns in Charlotte whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Pineville, NC, Matthews, NC, Mint Hill, NC, Stallings, NC, Belmont, NC.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Charlotte?
- Charlotte's last spring frost lands near March 30, and in Charlotte the first fall frost follows around November 3.
- What is the rainy season in Charlotte?
- August is the wettest month in Charlotte, about 4.3 inches on average; the year totals roughly 44 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Charlotte?
- Charlotte peaks in July, when the mean runs near 80°F.
- What is the coldest month in Charlotte?
- January is Charlotte's coldest month, averaging about 42°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Charlotte?
- In Charlotte, sow peas and hardy greens around March 30; Charlotte's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- How many rainy days does Charlotte get?
- Expect roughly 73 wet days a year in Charlotte.
- What hardiness zone is Charlotte?
- Because Charlotte bottoms near 42°F in January, that winter low sets Charlotte's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Charlotte?
- Charlotte's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Charlotte?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Charlotte in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Charlotte?
- Current conditions for Charlotte and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Charlotte forecast updated?
- The Charlotte forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Charlotte?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Charlotte are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Charlotte?
- The next few days in Charlotte's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Charlotte sits at 35.2°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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