Charlotte, NC: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 44.3°F in Charlotte, NC, the warmest winter since 2024, tied 50th warmest of 148 (with 2007).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 44.3°F; Warmest since 2024; 50th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 5.81 in; Driest since 2001; 9th driest of 148

A normal winter in Charlotte, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 44.2°F, between 40.2°F and 46.8°F in eight years of ten and 9.58 in of precipitation, between 6.98 in and 15.50 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Charlotte, NC since 1879: 44.3°F in 2026; the highest is 52.8°F, in 1890.

Normal range, 40.2 to 46.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Charlotte, NC from 1879 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	44.3	50	54.7	38	33.8	74	5.81	140	0
2025	43.9	57	54.2	43	33.6	77	7.66	125	0
2024	47.1	12	57.7	10	36.5	24	14.54	28	0
2023	48.3	7	58	8	38.6	9	13.36	42	0
2022	47.4	10	58.9	4	36	34	8.95	107	0
2021	43.3	71	53.4	55	33.1	88	12.17	57	0
2020	47.7	9	57.4	13	38	11	15.89	14	0
2019	46.5	18	56.3	17	36.7	22	17.52	6	0
2018	45.5	31	56	18	35	52	7.72	124	0
2017	48.4	6	59.4	3	37.4	17	9.82	89	0
2016	46.5	18	56.5	16	36.5	24	15.48	16	0
2015	41.3	110	51.8	90	30.8	125	8.39	114	0
2014	42.4	91	53.7	52	31.1	118	14.05	36	0
2013	45.6	30	55.8	22	35.5	40	11.59	66	0
2012	46.5	18	57.5	12	35.4	43	6.99	132	0
2011	39.8	130	51	105	28.5	143	6.55	135	0
2010	38.6	140	48.7	132	28.5	143	15.68	15	0
2009	43.7	61	54.1	44	33.4	81	7.96	119	0
2008	45.3	34	55.9	20	34.7	57	8.84	109	0
2007	44.3	50	55.7	23	32.9	91	8.52	112	0
2006	43.5	67	54.8	37	32.3	100	9.65	94	0
2005	43.8	58	54.5	41	33	89	7.35	129	0
2004	40	127	51.2	98	28.9	142	6.87	133	0
2003	40.2	124	50.1	118	30.3	128	10.53	79	0
2002	45.2	37	56.8	15	33.7	76	8.18	117	0
2001	41	113	51.9	88	30.1	131	5.13	144	0
2000	43.2	75	54.9	36	31.5	110	8.40	113	0
1999	46.5	18	57.7	10	35.3	46	9.47	98	0
1998	46.5	18	55	34	37.9	13	13.64	38	0
1997	45.8	28	55.3	28	36.2	30	10.22	83	0
1996	41.5	107	51.2	98	31.8	106	7.88	122	0
1995	44	56	52.7	70	35.3	46	10.74	76	0
1994	42.5	89	52.2	81	32.9	91	9.50	97	0
1993	43.7	61	52.1	83	35.2	49	11.70	64	0
1992	47.3	11	57.3	14	37.3	18	10.58	77	0
1991	46.8	14	56	18	37.6	16	10.57	78	0
1990	45.5	31	55.4	25	35.7	38	13.12	46	0
1989	45.5	31	55.4	25	35.5	40	7.90	121	0
1988	41.5	107	51	105	32	104	7.93	120	0
1987	42	97	50.8	110	33.3	84	13.13	45	0
1986	41.6	104	52.9	67	30.2	130	2.97	148	0
1985	42.9	80	53.2	64	32.6	96	11.65	65	0
1984	41	113	51.1	103	30.9	120	17.48	7	0
1983	42.8	82	51.7	94	33.9	72	12.26	55	0
1982	40.1	126	48.9	131	31.2	116	15.40	18	0
1981	40.8	117	52.4	79	29.3	138	4.91	146	0
1980	41.3	110	50.9	107	31.8	106	7.34	130	0
1979	39.9	129	50.4	114	29.3	138	16.03	13	0
1978	38.8	138	47.6	141	30	132	9.51	96	0
1977	36.9	148	47.5	142	26.3	148	9.81	90	0
1976	43.8	58	55.2	31	32.4	99	6.84	134	0
1975	44.1	53	53.4	55	34.7	57	13.46	40	0
1974	45.2	37	55	34	35.4	43	15.44	17	0
1973	42.1	95	52.1	83	32.1	103	14.41	30	0
1972	45.3	34	54.7	38	35.9	36	9.92	86	0
1971	42	97	52.1	83	31.9	105	11.73	63	0
1970	38.3	143	49.2	128	27.5	146	10.23	82	0
1969	38.7	139	48.2	137	29.3	138	9.41	100	0
1968	41	113	51.3	96	30.7	126	11.35	70	0
1967	41.6	104	51.8	90	31.4	112	9.13	104	0
1966	40.7	118	50	119	31.4	112	9.81	90	0
1965	43.8	58	53.9	48	33.6	77	8.04	118	0
1964	39	136	49.7	122	28.3	145	13.01	47	0
1963	37.6	146	48.3	135	26.9	147	8.87	108	0
1962	42.8	82	52.7	70	32.9	91	17.74	5	0
1961	40.9	116	52.2	81	29.5	135	11.88	61	0
1960	43.1	76	53.3	62	33	89	14.86	22	0
1959	41.9	100	53	65	30.9	120	9.06	105	0
1958	39.8	130	50.4	114	29.2	141	9.81	90	0
1957	49	4	58.8	5	39.1	7	10.76	75	0
1956	43.1	76	53.7	52	32.5	97	7.53	127	0
1955	42.8	82	53.4	55	32.3	100	10.48	80	0
1954	44.7	45	55.2	31	34.2	67	14.62	26	0
1953	45.2	37	55.3	28	35.2	49	13.14	44	0
1952	45.9	26	55.9	20	36	34	12.26	55	0
1951	41.9	100	53	65	30.9	120	5.17	143	0
1950	48	8	58	8	38	11	4.78	147	0
1949	49	4	58.3	7	39.8	5	11.19	71	0
1948	41.7	103	50	119	33.4	81	12.30	53	0
1947	44.5	47	54.1	44	34.7	57	9.88	87	1
1946	42.6	87	51.2	98	34	69	14.48	29	0
1945	42.5	89	50.9	107	34	69	10.22	83	0
1944	44.6	46	53.4	55	35.9	36	14.34	32	0
1943	44.1	53	53.4	55	34.7	57	11.80	62	0
1942	43.3	71	52.4	79	34.3	66	11.59	66	0
1941	43.3	71	52.5	77	34	69	5.86	139	0
1940	40	127	48.7	132	31.3	115	10.16	85	0
1939	46.1	24	55.3	28	37	20	15.03	20	0
1938	44.4	49	52.6	75	36.2	30	5.39	142	0
1937	46.1	24	53.4	55	38.7	8	16.04	12	0
1936	37.9	144	46.1	147	29.7	133	17.79	4	0
1935	42.6	87	51.5	95	33.8	74	8.32	116	0
1934	43.3	71	51.2	98	35.3	46	6.20	138	0
1933	46.8	14	54.5	41	39.2	6	9.05	106	0
1932	51.3	2	60	2	42.6	2	17.85	3	0
1931	42.3	92	51.3	96	33.3	84	7.73	123	0
1930	45.9	26	55.5	24	36.3	29	8.36	115	0
1929	43.4	69	52.1	83	34.6	62	12.04	58	0
1928	43	79	52.6	75	33.3	84	14.86	22	0
1927	46.6	16	55.2	31	38.1	10	8.75	110	0
1926	43.1	76	51.8	90	34.4	64	11.94	60	0
1925	44.9	43	53.4	55	36.4	27	13.15	43	0
1924	43.7	61	52.7	70	34.6	62	11.49	68	0
1923	44.5	47	52.8	68	36.2	30	12.39	52	0
1922	45.1	41	53.3	62	37	20	15.02	21	0
1921	43.5	67	51.9	88	35.1	51	14.30	34	0
1920	40.5	121	49.4	126	31.5	110	9.55	95	0
1919	45.1	41	53.8	51	36.4	27	14.65	25	0
1918	37.8	145	46.2	146	29.4	137	7.43	128	0
1917	44.1	53	52.8	68	35.4	43	9.18	103	0
1916	44.2	52	52.7	70	35.6	39	11.06	72	0
1915	41.8	102	49.3	127	34.2	67	15.09	19	0
1914	42.8	82	51.2	98	34.4	64	11.38	69	0
1913	46.3	23	54.6	40	37.9	13	7.56	126	0
1912	39.7	132	48	139	31.4	112	12.45	50	0
1911	43.6	66	52.5	77	34.8	56	6.39	137	0
1910	40.7	118	49.6	125	31.7	109	9.46	99	0
1909	46.6	16	55.4	25	37.7	15	9.34	102	0
1908	40.5	121	48.4	134	32.7	95	16.92	11	0
1907	45.3	34	53.9	48	36.7	22	7.06	131	0
1906	42.9	80	50.7	111	35	52	14.55	27	0
1905	37.6	146	45.6	148	29.6	134	10.35	81	0
1904	38.5	141	46.6	144	30.3	128	6.55	135	0
1903	42.7	86	50.5	113	34.9	54	12.54	49	0
1902	38.4	142	46.3	145	30.6	127	14.28	35	0
1901	41.4	109	50.3	116	32.5	97	8.67	111	0
1900	40.7	118	50.3	116	31.1	118	9.78	93	0
1899	40.4	123	49	130	31.8	106	14.34	32	0
1898	43.7	61	51.8	90	35.5	40	5.41	141	0
1897	41.6	104	49.7	122	33.4	81	9.84	88	0
1896	42.2	93	50.9	107	33.6	77	10.98	73	0
1895	38.9	137	46.8	143	30.9	120	12.01	59	0
1894	45.2	37	53.9	48	36.5	24	9.39	101	0
1893	39.7	132	48.3	135	31.2	116	12.57	48	0
1892	43.4	69	52	87	34.9	54	12.28	54	0
1891	44.9	43	53.5	54	36.2	30	14.68	24	0
1890	52.8	1	61.8	1	43.7	1	5.07	145	0
1889	42.2	93	51.1	103	33.2	87	14.41	30	0
1888	43.7	61	52.7	70	34.7	57	13.58	39	0
1887	42.1	95	50.6	112	33.6	77	13.46	40	0
1886	39.3	134	49.1	129	29.5	135	12.41	51	0
1885	41.3	110	49.7	122	32.9	91	19.16	2	0
1884	45.7	29	54.1	44	37.3	18	17.16	10	0
1883	42	97	50	119	33.9	72	19.25	1	0
1882	46.9	13	54	47	39.9	4	17.36	8	0
1881	39.3	134	47.8	140	30.9	120	17.18	9	0
1880	49.6	3	58.6	6	40.6	3	10.79	74	0
1879	40.2	124	48.1	138	32.2	102	13.79	37	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1890	52.8
1932	51.3
1880	49.6
1957	49
1949	49
2017	48.4
2023	48.3
1950	48
2020	47.7
2022	47.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	36.9
1963	37.6
1905	37.6
1918	37.8
1936	37.9
1970	38.3
1902	38.4
1904	38.5
2010	38.6
1969	38.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1883	19.25
1885	19.16
1932	17.85
1936	17.79
1962	17.74
2019	17.52
1984	17.48
1882	17.36
1881	17.18
1884	17.16

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	2.97
1950	4.78
1981	4.91
1890	5.07
2001	5.13
1951	5.17
1938	5.39
1898	5.41
2026	5.81
1941	5.86

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 83°F; 20 February 2026
Coldest night: 10°F; 2 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.33 in; 15 February 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 5.81 in of precipitation in Charlotte, NC, the driest winter since 2001, 9th driest of 148.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Charlotte, NC: 83°F on Friday 20 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Charlotte, NC: a low of 10°F on Monday 2 February 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Charlotte, NC: 1.33 in on Sunday 15 February 2026.