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When to go to Charlotte

Twelve months of averages for Charlotte, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Charlotte has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to June, September and October.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): July and August.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): May, June, August and September.
The warmest month is July (33°C) and the coolest January (10°C). The wettest is July (112 mm) and the driest January (80 mm); about 1,146 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Charlotte: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebCool
MarCool
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulHot
AugHot
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovCool
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Charlotte

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Charlotte by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	10°C	-1°C	80 mm	80%	53%	2.6	23°C	Cool
February	12°C	1°C	81 mm	80%	57%	3.3	24°C	Cool
March	17°C	4°C	95 mm	78%	56%	4.4	27°C	Cool
April	23°C	9°C	89 mm	75%	52%	5.5	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	27°C	15°C	102 mm	73%	55%	6	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	31°C	19°C	107 mm	70%	54%	6.5	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	33°C	21°C	112 mm	69%	58%	6.1	39°C	Hot
August	33°C	20°C	109 mm	71%	55%	5.5	39°C	Hot
September	29°C	17°C	98 mm	72%	50%	4.7	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	23°C	10°C	80 mm	74%	46%	3.8	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	17°C	4°C	86 mm	75%	45%	2.9	29°C	Cool
December	12°C	1°C	107 mm	80%	56%	2.3	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

10°C

-1°C

80 mm

80%

53%

2.6

23°C

Cool

February

12°C

1°C

81 mm

80%

57%

3.3

24°C

Cool

March

17°C

4°C

95 mm

78%

56%

4.4

27°C

Cool

April

23°C

9°C

89 mm

75%

52%

5.5

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

27°C

15°C

102 mm

73%

55%

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

31°C

19°C

107 mm

70%

54%

6.5

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

33°C

21°C

112 mm

69%

58%

6.1

39°C

Hot

August

33°C

20°C

109 mm

71%

55%

5.5

39°C

Hot

September

29°C

17°C

98 mm

72%

50%

4.7

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

23°C

10°C

80 mm

74%

46%

3.8

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

17°C

4°C

86 mm

75%

45%

2.9

29°C

Cool

December

12°C

1°C

107 mm

80%

56%

2.3

25°C

Cool