Wake Forest (NC) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Wake Forest

Wake Forest average temperature chart (Celsius) Wake Forest average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Wake Forest (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 9.3 11.2 16.6 21.9 25.9 29.4 31.2 30.5 27.4 22 16.9 11.3
°F 48.7 52.2 61.8 71.4 78.6 84.9 88.1 86.8 81.3 71.5 62.4 52.4

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.

Wake Forest monthly rainfall chart (mm) Wake Forest monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Wake Forest (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 91 97 101 75 106 96 113 112 90 80 81 83
inches 3.6 3.8 4 2.9 4.2 3.8 4.5 4.4 3.5 3.1 3.2 3.3
Rainy days 10 9 10 9 10 9 11 10 7 7 8 9

Average annual rainfall in Wake Forest: 1082.234mm (426.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Wake Forest

Wake Forest average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Wake Forest
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.9 6.7 7.9 9 9 9.7 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.

Wake Forest average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Wake Forest average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Wake Forest (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -3 -1.6 2.7 7 12 16.7 19.2 18.7 14.9 7.7 3 -1.1
Max °C 9.6 11.6 16.9 22.3 26.2 29.7 31.5 30.8 27.7 22.3 17.3 11.7
Min °F 26.7 29.2 36.9 44.5 53.6 62.1 66.5 65.6 58.8 45.9 37.3 30.1
Max °F 37.9 41 49.6 58.3 66.4 73.8 77.5 76.5 70.3 59 50.2 41.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Wake Forest average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Wake Forest average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Wake Forest in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 16.9 16.2 16.5 17.9 20.8 24.6 27 27.3 26 23.1 20.3 18.5
°F 62.5 61.2 61.7 64.2 69.5 76.2 80.5 81.1 78.8 73.6 68.5 65.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

Wake Forest relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Wake Forest
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
67% 64% 64% 62% 71% 74% 76% 78% 77% 73% 69% 69%

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Wake Forest weather stats

Wake Forest weather statistics
Hottest month: July 31.2°C 88.2°F
Driest month: April 75mm 3ins
Sunniest month: April 9hrs
Coldest month: January 9.3°C 48.7°F
Wettest month: July 113mm 4.4ins
Warmest sea: August 27.3°C 81.1°F
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