Raleigh State Univ, NC Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Raleigh State Univ's primary NOAA station, RALEIGH STATE UNIV.
The climate verdict for Raleigh State Univ
Water is the standout signal in Raleigh State Univ, North Carolina: 49.4 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 61°F. It scores 93/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 93% of them.
- 61°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 93/100
- comfort score, above 93% of station-mapped location scores
- 49.4"
- annual precipitation · 5" snow
- 225 days
- frost-free growing season
Raleigh State Univ: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00317079 · Raleigh State Univ, NC 61°F mean · 49.4" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 61°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,283
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Acme
- PRCP-MID 49.4"
- SWING-MID 39°F
- COMF-TOP 93/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00317079
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Acme, OK (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NC station list.
- Raleigh State U… (this station) 61°F
- Hot Brownfield, TX 61°F
- Near Acme, OK 61°F
- Near Ashland, AL 61°F
- Near Blytheville, AR 61°F
Climate Living Index · Raleigh State Univ
Raleigh State Univ: 75/100 · grade B
Raleigh State Univ publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Raleigh State Univ, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 93/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 69 calendar days | 86/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 61.1°F · 6.4° from 67.5°F | 80/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 225 days/year | 79/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 4.5 inches/year | 71/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 49.4 in · 14.4 from 35 in | 50/100 · D |
Raleigh State Univ · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Raleigh State Univ is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 41.7°F and warmest-month mean 80.4°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 80.4°F
- Coldest month
- 41.7°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Raleigh State Univ sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Raleigh State Univ's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 23% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Raleigh State Univ sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 21% wettest
- Raleigh State Univ's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 70%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Raleigh State Univ is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Raleigh State Univ compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Raleigh State Univ's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
93 Top 7% score exceeds 93% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Below this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). This entry sits in this band.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Raleigh State Univ's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 111 complete annual observations from 1892 to 2023, RALEIGH STATE UNIV warmed at a fitted rate of 0.10°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Raleigh State Univ primary station fitted change +0.10 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F (11°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 3.6" | 2.5" | 17.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 55°F (13°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 2.9" | 0.8" | 13.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 63°F (17°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 4.2" | 0.1" | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 72°F (22°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 3.6" | 0.0" | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| May | 80°F (27°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| June | 87°F (31°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.3 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 4.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.5 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 4.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 12.8 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 5.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| October | 73°F (23°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| November | 62°F (17°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 3.5" | 0.1" | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 55°F (13°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 3.7" | 1.0" | 13.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Raleigh State Univ works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by July 11 and hold at or above 90°F on 36 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 33 dates, bottoming at 31°F around January 20.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 1 through August 5, covering 36 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 8 to October 23.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
Freezing normal lows persist into February 8, covering 33 dates.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 26, when 29% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 21 at 20%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 93 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 14 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 24°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Raleigh State Univ.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 2.5"
8.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
7.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
7.9 days with precipitation
7.3 days with precipitation
8.0 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
5.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
6.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.0"
8.1 days with precipitation
Raleigh State Univ spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 29% of the annual total and December through February 21%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Raleigh State Univ has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 38.7°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 5.7" and February 2.9". The three wettest months together take 31% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Raleigh State Univ, it arrives in quantity
49.4" of precipitation falls across only about 92 wet days here, averaging 0.54 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 92 a year, 25% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.54 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 9
- Fewest wet days
- October, about 6
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Snow reaches Raleigh State Univ, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 4.5 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 2 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 8
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 28
50% probability date
Growing Season
225 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,165
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,779
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NC closest to Raleigh State Univ on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (61°F here).
- Ashland, AL 61°F · 0.0°F off
- Brownfield, TX 61°F · 0.0°F off
- Centrahoma, OK 61°F · 0.0°F off
- Collierville, TN 61°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (49.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Greenfield, MA 49.4" · 0.0" off
- Tiverton, RI 49.4" · 0.0" off
- Atlanta, GA 49.3" · 0.1" off
- Clarksville, TX 49.4" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Raleigh State Univ's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Raleigh State Univ averages 49.4 inches of precipitation a year. Annual snowfall totals 4.5 inches. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Raleigh State Univ's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 38.7°F. The annual average is 61°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Raleigh State Univ's normal, at 3,165 and 1,779 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
A roughly 225-day frost-free season sits inside this mixed heating-and-cooling profile. Start and end dates matter because both sides of the thermostat register during a normal year.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Raleigh State Univ's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Raleigh State Univ, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Raleigh State Univ's primary station: RALEIGH STATE UNIV (USC00317079). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Raleigh State Univ; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Raleigh State Univ comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.