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Chapel Hill town, North Carolina

Official LSAD Designation: Chapel Hill town • Census GEOID: 3711800 • Durham County / Orange County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Chapel Hill town.

Reference Weather Station: CHAPEL HILL WILLIAMS AP, NC US (ID: USW00093785) • Located 1.4 miles from community center • Elevation: 156.1 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 51.2° 31.7° 41.5° 3.39"
February 54.8° 33.8° 44.3° 2.75"
March 62.7° 40.1° 51.4° 3.94"
April 72.2° 48.1° 60.2° 3.56"
May 79.1° 57.0° 68.1° 3.46"
June 86.3° 65.3° 75.8° 4.36"
July 89.6° 69.3° 79.5° 4.13"
August 87.8° 67.9° 77.9° 3.81"
September 81.9° 62.2° 72.0° 4.41"
October 72.3° 49.6° 61.0° 3.20"
November 62.4° 39.5° 50.9° 3.20"
December 54.2° 34.5° 44.4° 3.35"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station CHAPEL HILL WILLIAMS AP, NC US (ID: USW00093785) • 1.4 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at CHAPEL HILL WILLIAMS AP, NC US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 47.0 54.3 61.5 68.8 76.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 60.4°F 2011: Annual mean 61.5°F 2012: Annual mean 61.6°F 2013: Annual mean 59.4°F 2015: Annual mean 61.6°F 2016: Annual mean 61.7°F 2017: Annual mean 61.9°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 71.3°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 72.6°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 72.3°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 69.2°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 71.7°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 72.0°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 72.7°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 49.5°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 50.4°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 51.0°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 49.6°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 51.5°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 51.4°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 51.2°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 60.4 71.3 49.5
2011 61.5 72.6 50.4
2012 61.6 72.3 51.0
2013 59.4 69.2 49.6
2014 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2015 61.6 71.7 51.5
2016 61.7 72.0 51.4
2017 61.9 72.7 51.2
2018 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2019 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2020 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2021 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2022 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2023 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2024 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2025 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.