Carrboro, NC Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Carrboro actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Carrboro, NC, the comfort score comes out to 47/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Carrboro's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Carrboro run from 40°F in Jan up to 79°F in Jul, a 39.3°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Carrboro, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 29°F | 3.95in | 1.5in |
| Feb | 54°F | 31°F | 3.27in | 0.9in |
| Mar | 62°F | 38°F | 4.39in | 0.1in |
| Apr | 72°F | 47°F | 3.71in | 0in |
| May | 79°F | 56°F | 3.78in | 0in |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 4.08in | 0in |
| Jul | 90°F | 69°F | 4.82in | 0in |
| Aug | 88°F | 68°F | 4.3in | 0in |
| Sep | 82°F | 62°F | 5.42in | 0in |
| Oct | 72°F | 49°F | 3.77in | 0in |
| Nov | 62°F | 38°F | 3.5in | 0.1in |
| Dec | 54°F | 32°F | 3.87in | 0.2in |
If you're timing a visit, Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are Carrboro's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Carrboro actually gets
Over a typical year, Carrboro sees about 48.86in of precipitation a year across roughly 124 days with measurable rain or snow, with 2.8in of snow a year.
Carrboro against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Carrboro comes in at 2644; within NC alone it ranks 96 of 147. Population is about 21,079.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Chapel Hill 2 W, NC US, the NOAA station 1.3 miles from Carrboro, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated