Chapel Hill, NC Weather & Climate Normals
Chapel Hill's real weather, in one number
Chapel Hill, NC scores 47/100 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. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Chapel Hill's hottest and coldest months
Chapel Hill's hottest month is Jul, averaging 79°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 42°F, a 37.9°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Chapel Hill's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 32°F | 3.39in |
| Feb | 55°F | 34°F | 2.75in |
| Mar | 63°F | 40°F | 3.94in |
| Apr | 72°F | 48°F | 3.56in |
| May | 79°F | 57°F | 3.46in |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 4.36in |
| Jul | 90°F | 69°F | 4.13in |
| Aug | 88°F | 68°F | 3.81in |
| Sep | 82°F | 62°F | 4.41in |
| Oct | 72°F | 50°F | 3.2in |
| Nov | 62°F | 40°F | 3.2in |
| Dec | 54°F | 35°F | 3.35in |
Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Chapel Hill at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Chapel Hill
Over a typical year, Chapel Hill sees about 43.56in of precipitation a year across roughly 131 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Chapel Hill ranks
Chapel Hill ranks 2556 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 85 of 147 within NC. About 64,028 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Chapel Hill Williams Ap, NC US, 1.3 miles from Chapel Hill, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · How the comfort score is calculated