Fayetteville weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · regional city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Fayetteville is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with April and May close behind. Fayetteville averages about 2,515 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 82 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,515
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 1,236 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈21 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 243k
- Elevation
- 55 m
When is the best time to visit Fayetteville?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Fayetteville is October, then April and May. The dullest month is January (14/100, 67 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Fayetteville?
Fayetteville gets a lot of sun: around 2,515 hours a year. 65 Sunshine Score points separate October (79) from January (14), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #199 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,236 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 10° / 50°F | 0° / 32°F | 67 mm | 3 |
| February | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 82 mm | 4 |
| March | 58 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 87 mm | 5 |
| April | 78 | 23° / 73°F | 10° / 50°F | 86 mm | 7 |
| May | 75 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 103 mm | 7 |
| June | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 127 mm | 8 |
| July | 69 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 136 mm | 8 |
| August | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 146 mm | 7 |
| September | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 136 mm | 6 |
| October | 79 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 82 mm | 5 |
| November | 58 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 88 mm | 3 |
| December | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 96 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Raleigh/Durham United States · 99 km · best in Oct · 2,515 h sun/yr
- Richlands United States · 117 km · best in Apr · 2,584 h sun/yr
- Wilmington United States · 120 km · best in Apr · 2,584 h sun/yr
- Myrtle Beach United States · 146 km · best in Apr · 2,556 h sun/yr
- Greensboro United States · 156 km · best in Oct · 2,429 h sun/yr
- Concord United States · 172 km · best in Oct · 2,511 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Greenville United States · 153 km · 2,506 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Fayetteville compares month by month: Fayetteville vs Raleigh/Durham · Fayetteville vs Wilmington · Fayetteville vs Myrtle Beach · Fayetteville vs Richlands · all comparisons
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