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Chapel Hill, NC weather and climate

Durham County, NC · population 59,889 · about 394 ft elevation

Everything below is a 30 year average for 1991-2020, computed from daily climate history at Chapel Hill's own coordinates.

The year at a glance

Sunny days
209
clear or partly cloudy, per year
Precipitation
44 in
per year
Wet days
122
rain or snow per year
Snowfall
4 in
per year
Hot days
43
above 90 °F
Freezing nights
70
at or below 32 °F
Humidity
71%
average relative
Average temperature
60 °F
year round

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F.

Daily highDaily low
406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDaily high, Jan: 51 °FDaily high, Feb: 55 °FDaily high, Mar: 62 °FDaily high, Apr: 72 °FDaily high, May: 79 °FDaily high, Jun: 86 °FDaily high, Jul: 89 °FDaily high, Aug: 88 °FDaily high, Sep: 82 °FDaily high, Oct: 72 °FDaily high, Nov: 62 °FDaily high, Dec: 54 °FDaily low, Jan: 31 °FDaily low, Feb: 33 °FDaily low, Mar: 40 °FDaily low, Apr: 48 °FDaily low, May: 57 °FDaily low, Jun: 65 °FDaily low, Jul: 69 °FDaily low, Aug: 68 °FDaily low, Sep: 62 °FDaily low, Oct: 49 °FDaily low, Nov: 39 °FDaily low, Dec: 34 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daily high515562727986898882726254
Daily low313340485765696862493934

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches.

0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovChapel Hill, Jan: 3.6 inChapel Hill, Feb: 3.2 inChapel Hill, Mar: 4.3 inChapel Hill, Apr: 3.5 inChapel Hill, May: 3.4 inChapel Hill, Jun: 3.9 inChapel Hill, Jul: 4.3 inChapel Hill, Aug: 3.9 inChapel Hill, Sep: 4.4 inChapel Hill, Oct: 3.1 inChapel Hill, Nov: 3.3 inChapel Hill, Dec: 3.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chapel Hill3.63.24.33.53.43.94.33.94.43.13.33.5

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies.

01020JanMarMayJulSepNovChapel Hill, Jan: 17 daysChapel Hill, Feb: 15 daysChapel Hill, Mar: 17 daysChapel Hill, Apr: 18 daysChapel Hill, May: 16 daysChapel Hill, Jun: 17 daysChapel Hill, Jul: 17 daysChapel Hill, Aug: 18 daysChapel Hill, Sep: 17 daysChapel Hill, Oct: 20 daysChapel Hill, Nov: 19 daysChapel Hill, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Chapel Hill171517181617171817201917

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About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991-2020. 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).