Chapel Hill (NC) monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill average temperature chart (Celsius) Chapel Hill average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Chapel Hill (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 9 10.9 16.1 21.5 25.5 29.1 31.1 30.4 27.2 21.7 16.9 11.1
°F 48.1 51.6 61 70.8 77.8 84.4 88.1 86.8 80.9 71.1 62.4 52.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Chapel Hill monthly rainfall chart (mm) Chapel Hill monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Chapel Hill (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 94 98 106 81 113 110 104 112 81 87 88 87
inches 3.7 3.9 4.2 3.2 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.4 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.4
Rainy days 10 9 10 9 11 9 11 10 7 7 8 9

Average annual rainfall in Chapel Hill: 1118.434mm (440.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Chapel Hill
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.9 6.7 7.9 8.9 9 9.6 9.1 8.4 7.9 7.6 6.4 5.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Chapel Hill average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Chapel Hill average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Chapel Hill (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -3.3 -2 2.6 7.1 12 16.4 18.6 18.1 14.3 7.4 3 -1.3
Max °C 9.3 11.2 16.5 21.9 25.8 29.4 31.5 30.8 27.5 22.1 17.3 11.5
Min °F 26.2 28.4 36.6 44.8 53.6 61.5 65.4 64.5 57.7 45.2 37.3 29.8
Max °F 37.4 40.3 49.1 58.1 66 73.2 77 75.9 69.6 58.5 50.2 41.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Chapel Hill average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Chapel Hill average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Chapel Hill in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 16 15.3 15.3 16.6 19.9 24 26.6 27 25.8 22.7 19.5 17.5
°F 60.8 59.5 59.6 61.9 67.8 75.2 79.9 80.6 78.4 72.8 67.1 63.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Chapel Hill average winspeed by month (km/h) Chapel Hill average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Chapel Hill (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 15 16 15 13 12 12 11 11 12 13 14
mph 9 9 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Chapel Hill relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Chapel Hill
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
67% 64% 63% 61% 71% 73% 76% 78% 76% 72% 69% 69%

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Chapel Hill weather stats

Chapel Hill weather statistics
Hottest month: July 31.1°C 88°F
Driest month: April 81mm 3.2ins
Sunniest month: April 8.9hrs
Coldest month: January 9°C 48.2°F
Wettest month: May 113mm 4.4ins
Warmest sea: August 27°C 80.6°F
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