Climateby Month

Fayetteville, NC climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 102 ft elevation

Summers in Fayetteville are hot and oppressively humid; winters are chilly. Highs peak at 91°F in July and fall to 54°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 8 to 11 a month. Normal snowfall is about 1.2 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is April.

Warmest month
91°F
July normal high
Coldest month
32°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
112
47.9 in of precipitation
Snow a year
1.2 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Fayetteville?

Normal highs range from 54°F in January to 91°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 54°F (12°C), low 32°F (0°C) 54° 32° February: normal high 58°F (14°C), low 33°F (1°C) March: normal high 65°F (18°C), low 40°F (4°C) April: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 48°F (9°C) May: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 58°F (14°C) June: normal high 88°F (31°C), low 67°F (19°C) July: normal high 91°F (33°C), low 71°F (22°C) 91° 71° August: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 69°F (21°C) September: normal high 84°F (29°C), low 63°F (17°C) October: normal high 75°F (24°C), low 51°F (11°C) November: normal high 65°F (18°C), low 40°F (4°C) December: normal high 57°F (14°C), low 34°F (1°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Fayetteville?

July has the most wet days (about 11); the year brings about 48 in of precipitation.

January: 11 wet days February: 9 wet days March: 10 wet days April: 9 wet days May: 9 wet days June: 10 wet days July: 11 wet days 11 August: 10 wet days September: 9 wet days October: 8 wet days 8 November: 8 wet days December: 10 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 1.2 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 0.6 in of snow 0.6 February: 0.3 in of snow March: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 April: 0.0 in of snow May: 0.0 in of snow June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.0 in of snow November: 0.0 in of snow December: 0.3 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Fayetteville?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 27 days.

January: 0 muggy days February: 0 muggy days 0 March: 0 muggy days April: 1 muggy days May: 8 muggy days June: 20 muggy days July: 27 muggy days 27 August: 26 muggy days September: 16 muggy days October: 3 muggy days November: 1 muggy days December: 1 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Simmons AAF Airport, 6.3 mi NNW of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.8 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June.

January: 10.1 hours of daylight February: 10.9 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.1 hours of daylight May: 14.0 hours of daylight June: 14.5 hours of daylight 14.5 July: 14.2 hours of daylight August: 13.4 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.3 hours of daylight November: 10.3 hours of daylight December: 9.8 hours of daylight 9.8 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Fayetteville, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 54°F32°F 3.4 in11 0.6 in 0 10.1 h
February 58°F33°F 3.2 in9 0.3 in 0 10.9 h
March 65°F40°F 3.6 in10 0.0 in 0 12.0 h
April 74°F48°F 3.5 in9 0.0 in 1 13.1 h
May 81°F58°F 3.4 in9 0.0 in 8 14.0 h
June 88°F67°F 4.8 in10 0.0 in 20 14.5 h
July 91°F71°F 5.7 in11 0.0 in 27 14.2 h
August 89°F69°F 5.2 in10 0.0 in 26 13.4 h
September 84°F63°F 4.9 in9 0.0 in 16 12.4 h
October 75°F51°F 3.3 in8 0.0 in 3 11.3 h
November 65°F40°F 3.4 in8 0.0 in 1 10.3 h
December 57°F34°F 3.5 in10 0.3 in 1 9.8 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Fayetteville

By our comfort score, the best month is April.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 46575
Feb 55862
Mar 651471
Apr 701560
May 62964
Jun 472712
Jul 390919
Aug 420813
Sep 51565
Oct 661550
Nov 611350
Dec 50771

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Fayetteville

The last spring frost typically comes around Mar 30, and the first fall frost around Nov 10, leaving 227 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Fayetteville
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Mar 30after Apr 16
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 10before Oct 28
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 16after Apr 6
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 23before Nov 4
Frost-free season227 daysunder 204 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Fayetteville (PWC) (USC00313017), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in North Carolina.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 106°F (July 24, 2002); the lowest was 5°F (February 6, 1996).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

Near Fayetteville

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth and frost dates: Fayetteville (PWC) (USC00313017), 1.2 mi ENE of the city center, 96 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour: Fayetteville Rgnl Airport (USW00093740), 4.2 mi S of the city center, 186 ft (84 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Cloud cover: Pope AFB (USW00013714), 11 mi NW of the city center, 218 ft (116 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Simmons AAF Airport (746930-93737), 6.3 mi NNW of the city center, 244 ft (142 ft higher than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error