Raleigh, NC: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 66.5°F in Raleigh, NC, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2024, 3rd warmest of 140.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 66.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 3rd warmest of 140
Precipitation: 27.78 in; Driest since 2009; 16th driest of 140

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Raleigh, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 64.2°F, between 62.4°F and 65.4°F in eight years of ten and 37.14 in of precipitation, between 29.19 in and 44.88 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Raleigh, NC since 1887: 66.5°F in 2026; the highest is 67.5°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 62.4 to 65.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Raleigh, NC from 1887 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	66.5	3	77.7	2	55.3	9	27.78	125	0
2025	66.3	5	76.6	8	56	3	36.16	73	0
2024	67.5	1	78	1	57	1	49.70	6	0
2023	66.8	2	77.5	3	56.1	2	34.28	84	0
2022	65.8	8	77	6	54.6	22	35.03	79	0
2021	64.2	37	74.9	37	53.6	49	40.79	41	0
2020	65.2	14	75.1	31	55.3	9	41.54	36	0
2019	65.6	10	76.1	13	55	17	33.09	98	0
2018	64.9	20	75.3	23	54.4	26	42.45	31	0
2017	66.4	4	77.2	4	55.6	6	37.94	58	0
2016	65.4	12	75.3	23	55.4	8	48.32	9	0
2015	63.5	61	73.7	61	53.2	58	42.72	29	0
2014	62.4	95	73	88	51.8	102	44.41	19	0
2013	62.5	92	72.3	110	52.8	72	41.43	38	0
2012	65.9	6	76.6	8	55.2	14	36.33	70	0
2011	65.2	14	76.2	12	54.2	29	34.82	81	0
2010	65	18	76.1	13	53.9	37	30.80	109	0
2009	64.7	27	75.2	26	54.1	32	26.44	130	0
2008	64.5	30	75.5	17	53.5	52	42.73	28	0
2007	65.4	12	77.2	4	53.7	46	26.35	131	0
2006	64.1	40	75.3	23	53	66	39.27	45	0
2005	64.3	36	75.2	26	53.3	55	29.46	117	0
2004	63.2	71	73.4	70	53.1	61	40.23	42	0
2003	61.9	111	71.8	123	52.1	92	42.53	30	0
2002	64.8	24	76.3	10	53.4	54	29.39	118	0
2001	63.1	74	74.3	48	52	94	30.85	108	0
2000	62.8	82	73.7	61	51.9	98	35.27	76	0
1999	63.6	56	75.4	20	51.9	98	44.68	18	0
1998	64.5	30	75	34	53.9	37	46.69	14	0
1997	62.5	92	74.4	44	50.5	123	30.75	110	0
1996	61.4	122	71.9	119	51	116	51.31	5	0
1995	63.9	45	74.2	52	53.6	49	38.32	53	0
1994	62.6	89	73.6	64	51.7	104	29.20	120	0
1993	63.3	67	74.3	48	52.3	88	29.12	121	0
1992	62.2	103	72.7	94	51.7	104	33.91	89	0
1991	64.9	20	75.4	20	54.4	26	31.62	107	0
1990	65.5	11	76.7	7	54.2	29	27.51	126	0
1989	62.8	82	73.1	83	52.6	76	45.53	17	0
1988	61.4	122	72.7	94	50.1	130	29.70	116	0
1987	62.6	89	73.2	78	51.9	98	36.57	67	0
1986	63.9	45	75	34	52.8	72	30.04	113	0
1985	61.7	116	72.5	101	50.8	118	28.99	122	0
1984	60.6	137	71.4	132	49.8	133	41.87	33	0
1983	61.6	117	72.4	106	50.7	119	33.58	92	0
1982	62.8	82	73.2	78	52.4	84	34.09	87	0
1981	61.4	122	72.7	94	50	132	26.05	135	0
1980	62.7	85	73.6	64	51.7	104	30.04	113	0
1979	61.1	131	72	115	50.2	129	38.89	49	0
1978	61.3	128	72.4	106	50.1	130	35.47	75	1
1977	61.8	113	74	55	49.6	136	27.39	127	0
1976	63.4	64	75.4	20	51.4	110	25.15	138	0
1975	62	110	72.9	92	51.2	113	37.47	61	0
1974	62.9	79	73.6	64	52.2	90	33.70	91	0
1973	62.3	97	73.2	78	51.5	108	38.85	50	0
1972	61.1	131	71.9	119	50.3	127	39.18	46	0
1971	60.7	135	71.8	123	49.7	134	38.93	48	0
1970	60.3	139	71.9	119	48.7	140	27.38	128	0
1969	60.4	138	71.2	135	49.5	137	37.18	62	0
1968	61.1	131	73.3	74	49	138	25.01	139	0
1967	62.2	103	73.1	83	51.2	113	30.58	111	0
1966	61.4	122	72.4	106	50.5	123	33.35	95	0
1965	61.9	111	73.1	83	50.6	121	32.89	100	0
1964	61.6	117	72.6	99	50.6	121	36.75	65	0
1963	60.7	135	72.4	106	49	138	26.13	134	0
1962	61.5	120	72.3	110	50.7	119	38.57	51	0
1961	61.4	122	72.5	101	50.3	127	33.51	94	0
1960	61	134	71.6	128	50.4	126	43.77	22	0
1959	63.1	74	74.2	52	52.1	92	38.51	52	0
1958	60.2	140	70.6	139	49.7	134	39.42	44	0
1957	63.2	71	73.9	57	52.5	79	35.22	77	0
1956	62.1	108	73.3	74	50.9	117	32.54	101	0
1955	63.6	56	74.3	48	52.8	72	37.07	63	0
1954	63.8	49	76	15	51.6	107	32.08	103	0
1953	64.6	28	76.3	10	52.8	72	29.39	118	0
1952	63.8	49	75.2	26	52.5	79	41.71	35	0
1951	63.3	67	75.5	17	51.1	115	26.21	132	0
1950	63.4	64	74.6	39	52.2	90	32.01	104	0
1949	64.5	30	75.2	26	53.9	37	37.98	56	0
1948	62.7	85	73.7	61	51.3	112	38.27	54	3
1947	61.6	117	72.6	99	50.5	123	34.04	88	0
1946	62.7	85	73.6	64	51.8	102	43.69	23	0
1945	63.9	45	74.5	43	53.2	58	46.33	15	0
1944	63.6	56	74.3	48	53	66	43.98	21	0
1943	64.1	40	75.1	31	53.2	58	34.11	86	3
1942	64	42	75.1	31	53	66	32.35	102	1
1941	63.8	49	74.9	37	52.6	76	33.54	93	0
1940	61.8	113	71.6	128	52	94	28.19	124	1
1939	65.7	9	75.5	17	55.8	4	51.33	4	0
1938	64.8	24	74.4	44	55.1	16	31.73	106	1
1937	64.4	34	73.8	59	55	17	36.87	64	0
1936	63.6	56	73.4	70	53.8	45	53.27	3	0
1935	63.5	61	73	88	53.7	46	34.50	83	7
1934	63.6	56	73.2	78	54	36	41.95	32	1
1933	65.9	6	76	15	55.8	4	26.55	129	3
1932	65.1	16	75	34	55.3	9	33.34	96	0
1931	63.7	54	73.5	69	53.9	37	43.43	24	2
1930	64.5	30	74.6	39	54.5	23	25.38	137	1
1929	63.3	67	72.7	94	53.9	37	49.26	7	0
1928	62.6	89	72.1	114	53	66	45.82	16	2
1927	63.7	54	73.1	83	54.3	28	36.31	72	1
1926	63.2	71	73.3	74	53.1	61	28.73	123	0
1925	65.1	16	75.2	26	54.9	19	24.39	140	10
1924	61.5	120	70.9	137	52	94	47.46	13	0
1923	63	77	72.5	101	53.5	52	36.32	71	0
1922	64	42	73.2	78	54.7	20	41.79	34	5
1921	64.9	20	74.6	39	55.2	14	26.21	132	2
1920	61.2	129	70.8	138	51.5	108	33.90	90	3
1919	63.9	45	73.6	64	54.1	32	32.90	99	2
1918	62.5	92	72.5	101	52.5	79	34.93	80	0
1917	62.3	97	72	115	52.4	84	41.49	37	1
1916	63.3	67	72.9	92	53.6	49	35.82	74	0
1915	63.1	74	72.3	110	53.9	37	35.19	78	1
1914	62.9	79	72.7	94	53.1	61	33.20	97	0
1913	64.6	28	74	55	55.3	9	38.95	47	0
1912	62.3	97	71.6	128	53.1	61	31.90	105	0
1911	64.4	34	74.4	44	54.5	23	25.62	136	2
1910	63.8	49	73.3	74	54.2	29	41.29	39	2
1909	63.4	64	73.1	83	53.7	46	36.34	69	0
1908	62.9	79	72.5	101	53.3	55	48.02	11	0
1907	63	77	73	88	52.9	71	34.59	82	0
1906	64	42	73.4	70	54.5	23	37.91	59	0
1905	62.4	95	71.8	123	53	66	42.74	27	0
1904	61.4	122	71.4	132	51.4	110	34.23	85	2
1903	63.8	49	73.4	70	54.1	32	40.95	40	3
1902	62.3	97	72	115	52.5	79	30.37	112	1
1901	62.3	97	71.8	123	52.6	76	55.30	2	1
1900	64.2	37	74.4	44	53.9	37	39.98	43	0
1899	62.2	103	71.9	119	52.5	79	48.20	10	2
1898	64.8	24	73.9	57	55.3	9	36.60	66	8
1897	63.5	61	73	88	53.9	37	29.90	115	2
1896	64.2	37	73.8	59	54.1	32	37.50	60	10
1895	61.8	113	71.3	134	51.9	98	43.35	25	12
1894	64.9	20	74.1	54	54.7	20	44.04	20	14
1893	62.3	97	72	115	52.3	88	38.17	55	17
1892	62.2	103	71.6	128	52.4	84	37.97	57	10
1891	62.2	103	71.1	136	53.3	55	56.98	1	0
1890	65	18	74.6	39	55.5	7	36.39	68	0
1889	61.2	129	70.4	140	52	94	48.43	8	0
1888	62.1	108	71.8	123	52.4	84	47.55	12	0
1887	62.7	85	72.3	110	53.1	61	43.00	26	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	67.5
2023	66.8
2026	66.5
2017	66.4
2025	66.3
2012	65.9
1933	65.9
2022	65.8
1939	65.7
2019	65.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1958	60.2
1970	60.3
1969	60.4
1984	60.6
1971	60.7
1963	60.7
1960	61
1979	61.1
1972	61.1
1968	61.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1891	56.98
1901	55.30
1936	53.27
1939	51.33
1996	51.31
2024	49.70
1929	49.26
1889	48.43
2016	48.32
1899	48.20

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1925	24.39
1968	25.01
1976	25.15
1930	25.38
1911	25.62
1981	26.05
1963	26.13
1951	26.21
1921	26.21
2007	26.35

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 4 July 2026, 12 June 2026
Coldest night: 11°F; 2 February 2026
Wettest day: 2.04 in; 23 July 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	39.9°F 53rd coldest of 134	1.34 in 11th driest of 139
February	43.4°F 65th coldest of 138	3.01 in 62nd driest of 140
March	59.2°F 3rd warmest of 139	1.61 in 8th driest of 140
April	66.2°F 3rd warmest of 139	0.82 in 5th driest of 140
May	68.8°F 54th warmest of 140	1.54 in 15th driest of 140
June	79.6°F 8th warmest of 140	3.56 in 70th driest of 140
July	81.3°F 18th warmest of 140	12.16 in 2nd wettest of 140
August	81.2°F 4th warmest of 140	1.21 in 6th driest of 140
September	76.7°F 7th warmest of 140	2.17 in 39th driest of 140
October so far	68.4°F 29th warmest of 138	0.36 in 61st driest of 140

Hot days and freezes

Raleigh, NC has had 79 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2022, 5th most of 140.
Raleigh, NC has had 8 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2024, tied 5th most of 140 (with 1952).
Raleigh, NC has had 38 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2022, tied 80th most of 140 (with 1982 and 1888).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Raleigh, NC came on Thursday 9 April 2026, the latest since 2021, tied 62nd latest of 140 (with 1897).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
3 September	Warmest day	101°F	99°F 2010	Provisional
2 September	Warmest day	100°F	99°F 1912	Provisional
4 July	Warmest day	103°F	101°F 2024, 2012	Provisional
18 June	Warmest day	99°F	98°F 2015, 1944	Provisional
14 June	Warmest day	101°F	97°F 1944, 1926	Provisional
12 June	Warmest day	103°F	98°F 2002, 1926, 1914	Provisional
11 June	Warmest day	101°F	100°F 1914, 1911	Provisional
3 June	Coldest night	48°F	49°F 1956	Provisional
19 May	Warmest day	97°F	95°F 1962	Provisional
18 May	Warmest day	96°F	95°F 1906	Provisional
17 May	Warmest day	94°F	92°F 1947, 1941, 1899, 1894	Provisional
11 March	Warmest day	89°F	85°F 1925	Provisional
10 March	Warmest day	86°F	81°F 1974	Provisional
6 March	Warmest day	84°F	82°F 1967, 1918	Provisional
10 January	Warmest day	76°F	75°F 1930	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 27.78 in of precipitation in Raleigh, NC, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 2009, 16th driest of 140.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Raleigh, NC: 103°F on Saturday 4 July 2026 and Friday 12 June 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Raleigh, NC: a low of 11°F on Monday 2 February 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Raleigh, NC: 2.04 in on Thursday 23 July 2026.