Wake Forest, NC Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Wake Forest actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Wake Forest, NC, the comfort score comes out to 52/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Wake Forest's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Wake Forest run from 39°F in Jan up to 78°F in Jul, a 39.1°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Wake Forest, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 28°F | 3.49in |
| Feb | 53°F | 30°F | 2.94in |
| Mar | 62°F | 36°F | 4.19in |
| Apr | 71°F | 45°F | 3.69in |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 3.52in |
| Jun | 84°F | 64°F | 4.12in |
| Jul | 87°F | 68°F | 4.8in |
| Aug | 85°F | 67°F | 4.71in |
| Sep | 79°F | 61°F | 5.27in |
| Oct | 68°F | 48°F | 3.31in |
| Nov | 59°F | 37°F | 3.62in |
| Dec | 52°F | 32°F | 3.86in |
If you're timing a visit, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are Wake Forest's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Wake Forest actually gets
Wake Forest averages 47.52in of precipitation a year across roughly 116 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Wake Forest against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Wake Forest comes in at 1208; within NC alone it ranks 21 of 147. Population is about 56,764.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Falls Lake, NC US, the NOAA station 8.0 miles from Wake Forest, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station