Charlotte weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Charlotte is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with April and September close behind. Charlotte averages about 2,511 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 78 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

2,511

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

79/100

Rain / year

1,144 mm

Snow / year

≈32 cm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

995k

Elevation

216 m

When is the best time to visit Charlotte?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Charlotte is October, then April and September. The dullest month is January (13/100, 82 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Charlotte?

Charlotte gets a lot of sun: around 2,511 hours a year. 66 Sunshine Score points separate October (79) from January (13), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #200 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,144 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Concord United States · 29 km · best in Oct · 2,511 h sun/yr
• Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg United States · 121 km · best in Oct · 2,589 h sun/yr
• Greensboro United States · 134 km · best in Oct · 2,429 h sun/yr
• Columbia United States · 143 km · best in Apr · 2,571 h sun/yr
• Asheville United States · 147 km · best in Oct · 2,431 h sun/yr
• Fayetteville United States · 189 km · best in Oct · 2,515 h sun/yr

Head-to-head

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