Raleigh NC Average Temperatures by Month

The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Raleigh, North Carolina during each month of the year.

The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.

To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Raleigh, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.

The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.

10-year temperature averages for Raleigh, 2010 to 2019
High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
51	31	January	10	0
55	34	February	13	1
62	40	March	17	4
73	50	April	23	10
82	60	May	28	16
89	67	June	32	20
92	71	July	33	22
89	70	August	32	21
84	65	September	29	18
73	52	October	23	11
61	40	November	16	4
56	37	December	13	3
72	51	Year	22	11

30-year temperature averages for Raleigh, 1991 to 2020
High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
52	32	January	11	0
56	34	February	13	1
63	40	March	17	5
73	49	April	23	9
80	58	May	27	14
87	66	June	31	19
91	70	July	33	21
89	69	August	32	21
83	63	September	28	17
73	50	October	23	10
63	40	November	17	4
55	34	December	13	1
72	51	Year	22	10

Days of Hot Weather in Raleigh

During summer months, Raleigh often has a daytime high of at least 90 degrees F. Even as early as April or as late as October, the thermometer can climb to 90 F here.

The city averages two days a year with the temperature into the 100s F. July and August are most likely to have a day that hot, but June can also reach 100 degrees (38 °C).

Days per month in Raleigh of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
	70 °F 21 °C	80 °F 27 °C	90 °F 32 °C
January	2	0	0
February	4	0	0
March	9	2	0
April	19	8	0
May	27	18	3
June	30	26	12
July	31	30	19
August	31	29	14
September	29	20	5
October	21	7	0
November	8	1	0
December	3	0	0
Year	213	140	52

How Often Raleigh Has Cold Temperatures

The chilliest nights at Raleigh drop down to 10 °F (-12 °C) or below. The city averages just one night a year that cold. Another seven nights a winter have lows in the range of 11 to 20 degrees F.

Raleigh typically has two or three days annually when the thermometer never rises above freezing. Frosty days are most common in January but can also happen in December or February.

Days per month on average in Raleigh when the minimum temperature drops to 20, 32, or 40 °F or below
	20 °F -8 °C	32 °F 0 °C	40 °F 4 °C
January	4	18	25
February	2	14	22
March	0	8	17
April	0	1	6
May	0	0	0
June	0	0	0
July	0	0	0
August	0	0	0
September	0	0	0
October	0	1	5
November	0	8	18
December	1	15	24
Year	8	65	118

Raleigh Temperatures: Averages by Month

Days of Hot Weather in Raleigh

How Often Raleigh Has Cold Temperatures

References

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