Cary, NC Weather & Climate Normals
Cary's real weather, in one number
Cary, NC scores 52/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Cary's hottest and coldest months
Cary's hottest month is Jul, averaging 79°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 41°F, a 37.9°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Cary's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 31°F | 3.54in |
| Feb | 54°F | 33°F | 2.9in |
| Mar | 61°F | 39°F | 4.04in |
| Apr | 71°F | 47°F | 3.73in |
| May | 78°F | 56°F | 3.74in |
| Jun | 85°F | 65°F | 4.59in |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 5.31in |
| Aug | 86°F | 68°F | 4.81in |
| Sep | 80°F | 62°F | 5.57in |
| Oct | 71°F | 50°F | 3.54in |
| Nov | 62°F | 39°F | 3.5in |
| Dec | 53°F | 34°F | 3.53in |
Apr, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Cary at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Cary
Over a typical year, Cary sees about 48.8in of precipitation a year across roughly 0 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Cary ranks
Cary ranks 1174 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 18 of 147 within NC. About 182,659 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Cary, NC US, 4.7 miles from Cary, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is