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Charlotte, NC vs San Jose, CA weather comparison

Charlotte

NC

San Jose has around 54 fewer freezing nights a year.

Charlotte endures about 29 more days above 90 °F each year. San Jose sees rain or snow on roughly 60 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Charlotte, NC and San Jose, CA
CharlotteMetricSan Jose
211 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies263 days
43 inPrecipitationper year17 in
120 daysWet daysrain or snow per year60 days
3 inSnowfallper year0 in
49 daysHot daysabove 90 °F21 days
59 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F5 days
70%Humidityaverage relative67%
62 °FAverage temperatureyear round61 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

CharlotteSan Jose

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovCharlotte, Jan: 52 °FCharlotte, Feb: 57 °FCharlotte, Mar: 64 °FCharlotte, Apr: 73 °FCharlotte, May: 80 °FCharlotte, Jun: 87 °FCharlotte, Jul: 90 °FCharlotte, Aug: 89 °FCharlotte, Sep: 83 °FCharlotte, Oct: 73 °FCharlotte, Nov: 63 °FCharlotte, Dec: 55 °FSan Jose, Jan: 59 °FSan Jose, Feb: 62 °FSan Jose, Mar: 66 °FSan Jose, Apr: 70 °FSan Jose, May: 75 °FSan Jose, Jun: 80 °FSan Jose, Jul: 82 °FSan Jose, Aug: 83 °FSan Jose, Sep: 82 °FSan Jose, Oct: 75 °FSan Jose, Nov: 65 °FSan Jose, Dec: 59 °F

Daily lows

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovCharlotte, Jan: 32 °FCharlotte, Feb: 35 °FCharlotte, Mar: 41 °FCharlotte, Apr: 49 °FCharlotte, May: 58 °FCharlotte, Jun: 66 °FCharlotte, Jul: 70 °FCharlotte, Aug: 69 °FCharlotte, Sep: 63 °FCharlotte, Oct: 50 °FCharlotte, Nov: 40 °FCharlotte, Dec: 35 °FSan Jose, Jan: 42 °FSan Jose, Feb: 44 °FSan Jose, Mar: 46 °FSan Jose, Apr: 48 °FSan Jose, May: 52 °FSan Jose, Jun: 55 °FSan Jose, Jul: 58 °FSan Jose, Aug: 58 °FSan Jose, Sep: 57 °FSan Jose, Oct: 52 °FSan Jose, Nov: 46 °FSan Jose, Dec: 42 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charlotte high525764738087908983736355
San Jose high596266707580828382756559
Charlotte low323541495866706963504035
San Jose low424446485255585857524642

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

CharlotteSan Jose
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovCharlotte, Jan: 3.6 inCharlotte, Feb: 3.3 inCharlotte, Mar: 4.2 inCharlotte, Apr: 3.4 inCharlotte, May: 3.0 inCharlotte, Jun: 3.7 inCharlotte, Jul: 3.8 inCharlotte, Aug: 3.8 inCharlotte, Sep: 3.8 inCharlotte, Oct: 3.2 inCharlotte, Nov: 3.2 inCharlotte, Dec: 3.7 inSan Jose, Jan: 3.4 inSan Jose, Feb: 3.4 inSan Jose, Mar: 2.6 inSan Jose, Apr: 1.2 inSan Jose, May: 0.6 inSan Jose, Jun: 0.1 inSan Jose, Jul: 0.0 inSan Jose, Aug: 0.0 inSan Jose, Sep: 0.1 inSan Jose, Oct: 0.8 inSan Jose, Nov: 1.5 inSan Jose, Dec: 3.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charlotte3.63.34.23.43.03.73.83.83.83.23.23.7
San Jose3.43.42.61.20.60.10.00.00.10.81.53.0

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

CharlotteSan Jose
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovCharlotte, Jan: 17 daysCharlotte, Feb: 15 daysCharlotte, Mar: 17 daysCharlotte, Apr: 18 daysCharlotte, May: 18 daysCharlotte, Jun: 16 daysCharlotte, Jul: 17 daysCharlotte, Aug: 18 daysCharlotte, Sep: 18 daysCharlotte, Oct: 20 daysCharlotte, Nov: 19 daysCharlotte, Dec: 17 daysSan Jose, Jan: 15 daysSan Jose, Feb: 14 daysSan Jose, Mar: 16 daysSan Jose, Apr: 19 daysSan Jose, May: 24 daysSan Jose, Jun: 27 daysSan Jose, Jul: 30 daysSan Jose, Aug: 30 daysSan Jose, Sep: 29 daysSan Jose, Oct: 26 daysSan Jose, Nov: 19 daysSan Jose, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Charlotte171517181816171818201917
San Jose151416192427303029261916

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).