Raleigh, NC: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 80.7°F in Raleigh, NC, the warmest summer since 2024, 4th warmest of 140.

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 80.7°F; Warmest since 2024; 4th warmest of 140
Precipitation: 16.93 in; Wettest since 2025; 36th wettest of 140

A normal summer in Raleigh, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 78.6°F, between 76.7°F and 79.9°F in eight years of ten and 13.65 in of precipitation, between 7.97 in and 18.21 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Raleigh, NC since 1887: 80.7°F in 2026; the highest is 81.6°F, in 2010.

Normal range, 76.7 to 79.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	80.7	4	91.1	6	70.3	4	16.93	36	0
2025	80.1	7	89.4	21	70.8	2	17.74	26	0
2024	81	3	91.3	3	70.6	3	20.72	12	0
2023	79.4	12	90	12	68.9	17	10.49	113	0
2022	80.4	5	91.2	4	69.6	9	10.99	110	0
2021	78.7	27	88.5	40	68.9	17	15.87	45	0
2020	79.4	12	89.1	28	69.7	8	15.12	57	0
2019	78.6	28	89.3	23	68	46	11.54	100	0
2018	78.9	19	89.2	25	68.6	28	13.52	77	0
2017	78.8	24	89.1	28	68.5	36	13.54	76	0
2016	80.3	6	90.4	9	70.1	6	17.14	30	0
2015	79.1	17	89.2	25	68.9	17	16.18	43	0
2014	77.2	71	87.2	67	67.2	79	19.14	14	0
2013	77	77	86	105	68	46	18.44	18	0
2012	78.8	24	89.5	19	68.2	42	11.77	96	0
2011	81.2	2	92.4	1	70.1	6	15.42	51	0
2010	81.6	1	92.1	2	71.2	1	8.04	128	0
2009	79.4	12	89.9	16	68.9	17	6.15	134	0
2008	79.3	15	90.6	7	68.1	44	15.96	44	0
2007	79.8	8	91.2	4	68.3	39	10.31	116	0
2006	78.3	35	88.7	37	67.9	50	18.18	22	0
2005	79.6	10	90	12	69.2	13	13.04	82	0
2004	76.9	81	86.2	98	67.6	67	21.64	9	0
2003	77	77	86.3	96	67.7	64	17.13	31	0
2002	78.9	19	90.5	8	67.3	73	12.22	92	0
2001	77.6	59	87.7	57	67.4	70	13.55	75	0
2000	76.7	91	87	76	66.4	94	15.33	54	0
1999	78.6	28	89.7	17	67.6	67	7.36	131	0
1998	78.2	38	89	33	67.4	70	12.95	85	0
1997	75.9	116	87.4	62	64.4	135	11.35	104	0
1996	76.7	91	86.9	78	66.5	93	13.98	68	0
1995	78.3	35	88	49	68.6	28	13.74	71	0
1994	77.5	63	87.1	70	68	46	11.07	109	0
1993	78.9	19	90	12	67.9	50	4.21	140	0
1992	75.5	125	84.8	129	66.2	103	16.20	42	0
1991	78.1	41	87.8	53	68.3	39	14.19	66	0
1990	77.7	56	88.3	43	67.2	79	5.90	136	0
1989	77	77	86.2	98	67.9	50	17.84	25	0
1988	77.3	70	88.5	40	66	108	8.97	125	0
1987	78.9	19	89.1	28	68.7	23	9.69	120	0
1986	78.6	28	89.2	25	67.9	50	18.42	19	0
1985	75.3	128	85.1	126	65.4	123	12.88	86	0
1984	75.6	122	85.5	119	65.7	114	13.41	79	0
1983	76.9	81	88.3	43	65.5	121	6.00	135	0
1982	76.8	83	86.2	98	67.3	73	13.56	74	0
1981	78.1	41	87.3	64	68.8	21	11.58	98	0
1980	77.9	48	88.9	35	66.8	89	8.87	127	0
1979	74.2	139	84.6	134	63.7	140	9.77	119	0
1978	77.9	48	89.1	28	66.7	91	9.55	122	0
1977	77.4	65	89.3	23	65.4	123	5.85	137	0
1976	76.2	106	87.1	70	65.3	126	5.07	139	0
1975	75.9	116	86.7	84	65.1	128	10.51	112	0
1974	74.8	134	84.4	137	65.1	128	10.40	114	0
1973	76	114	85.8	113	66.3	100	17.10	32	0
1972	74.2	139	84.7	133	63.8	139	15.13	56	0
1971	75.7	121	85.8	113	65.6	116	13.61	73	0
1970	74.7	137	85.4	121	63.9	138	10.98	111	0
1969	75.5	125	85.3	123	65.7	114	15.52	47	0
1968	76.6	94	87.1	70	66	108	9.39	123	0
1967	75.1	130	84.5	136	65.6	116	14.28	64	0
1966	76.7	91	87.6	58	65.9	110	10.38	115	0
1965	75.1	130	85	128	65.2	127	16.86	38	0
1964	75.6	122	85.6	118	65.6	116	13.15	81	0
1963	75	132	86	105	64	137	7.33	132	0
1962	75	132	85.2	124	64.8	132	15.42	51	0
1961	75.6	122	85.7	115	65.6	116	13.67	72	0
1960	76.2	106	86.4	92	66.1	105	15.43	50	0
1959	76.8	83	87.3	64	66.4	94	17.34	28	0
1958	76.4	103	86.5	90	66.3	100	15.45	49	0
1957	76.3	105	87.5	60	65	130	13.03	84	0
1956	76.6	94	87.8	53	65.5	121	12.57	91	0
1955	76.5	101	87.1	70	65.9	110	19.00	15	0
1954	77.2	71	89.5	19	64.8	132	11.32	105	0
1953	77.4	65	89.4	21	65.4	123	7.49	130	0
1952	79.1	17	90.4	9	67.7	64	17.96	23	0
1951	77.9	48	89.6	18	66.1	105	12.15	93	0
1950	76.1	112	87.3	64	64.9	131	11.50	102	0
1949	78.4	32	88.3	43	68.4	38	17.02	34	0
1948	77.4	65	89	33	65.8	112	11.64	97	0
1947	75.9	116	86.9	78	64.8	132	12.70	89	0
1946	74.8	134	85.4	121	64.1	136	16.72	39	0
1945	76.6	94	87.2	67	66.1	105	17.20	29	0
1944	76.8	83	87.8	53	65.8	112	11.20	106	0
1943	79.6	10	90.2	11	69.1	15	18.38	20	0
1942	78.8	24	89.1	28	68.6	28	12.77	88	1
1941	78.2	38	88.5	40	67.9	50	17.69	27	0
1940	78.1	41	87.6	58	68.7	23	11.51	101	0
1939	78.1	41	87.1	70	69.2	13	22.14	8	0
1938	77.5	63	86.7	84	68.2	42	14.48	62	1
1937	78.4	32	88.2	48	68.7	23	13.79	70	0
1936	78.2	38	87.9	52	68.5	36	22.27	7	0
1935	77.9	48	87.2	67	68.6	28	11.92	94	1
1934	79.3	15	88.3	43	70.2	5	17.93	24	0
1933	77.7	56	87.4	62	68	46	9.58	121	0
1932	78.9	19	88.8	36	69	16	7.10	133	0
1931	78	47	87.8	53	68.3	39	24.43	4	0
1930	77.1	74	87.1	70	67.1	83	11.43	103	1
1929	75.5	125	84.8	129	66.3	100	13.94	69	0
1928	77.6	59	86.7	84	68.6	28	16.88	37	0
1927	74.5	138	83.4	140	65.6	116	15.26	55	0
1926	77.8	53	87.5	60	68.1	44	11.56	99	0
1925	78.3	35	88.7	37	67.9	50	8.00	129	1
1924	76.6	94	85.9	111	67.3	73	18.23	21	0
1923	77.2	71	86.7	84	67.8	60	11.87	95	0
1922	76.6	94	85.5	119	67.7	64	17.09	33	1
1921	77.4	65	86.8	82	67.9	50	5.43	138	0
1920	75.8	120	84.8	129	66.7	91	14.50	61	1
1919	76.4	103	85.7	115	67.1	83	15.48	48	0
1918	76.2	106	85.9	111	66.4	94	10.09	118	0
1917	76.6	94	86	105	67.3	73	15.04	58	0
1916	76.2	106	84.8	129	67.5	69	21.36	10	0
1915	76.8	83	85.7	115	67.8	60	13.29	80	0
1914	78.4	32	88	49	68.7	23	14.19	66	0
1913	77.1	74	86.4	92	67.9	50	14.46	63	0
1912	76.8	83	86.2	98	67.3	73	8.88	126	0
1911	78.6	28	88.6	39	68.6	28	11.11	107	2
1910	75.9	116	84.6	134	67.2	79	21.27	11	0
1909	76.1	112	85.2	124	67	86	16.97	35	0
1908	76	114	85.1	126	66.8	89	25.97	1	0
1907	76.2	106	86	105	66.4	94	11.11	107	0
1906	77.9	48	86.4	92	69.4	11	18.59	16	0
1905	77	77	86	105	67.9	50	16.70	40	0
1904	76.8	83	86.6	89	66.9	88	15.38	53	2
1903	76.6	94	86.1	102	67.1	83	12.62	90	0
1902	78.1	41	88.3	43	67.9	50	9.19	124	1
1901	77.8	53	86.7	84	68.8	21	24.37	5	0
1900	79.8	8	90	12	69.5	10	18.51	17	0
1899	77.8	53	87	76	68.6	28	16.64	41	0
1898	78.1	41	86.9	78	69.3	12	14.89	59	0
1897	77.6	59	86.5	90	68.7	23	10.28	117	0
1896	77.7	56	86.8	82	68.6	28	12.83	87	0
1895	76.8	83	86.3	96	67.3	73	14.86	60	0
1894	76.2	106	86	105	66.4	94	14.23	65	0
1893	76.8	83	86.1	102	67.4	70	15.74	46	2
1892	77.1	74	86.4	92	67.8	60	13.44	78	0
1891	75.2	129	84	138	66.4	94	25.53	2	0
1890	76.5	101	86.1	102	67	86	19.43	13	0
1889	74.8	134	83.5	139	66.2	103	25.22	3	0
1888	77.6	59	88	49	67.2	79	13.04	82	0
1887	77.4	65	86.9	78	67.8	60	23.13	6	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2010	81.6
2011	81.2
2024	81
2026	80.7
2022	80.4
2016	80.3
2025	80.1
2007	79.8
1900	79.8
2005	79.6
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	74.2
1972	74.2
1927	74.5
1970	74.7
1974	74.8
1946	74.8
1889	74.8
1963	75
1962	75
1967	75.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1908	25.97
1891	25.53
1889	25.22
1931	24.43
1901	24.37
1887	23.13
1936	22.27
1939	22.14
2004	21.64
1916	21.36

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1993	4.21
1976	5.07
1921	5.43
1977	5.85
1990	5.90
1983	6.00
2009	6.15
1932	7.10
1963	7.33
1999	7.36

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 4 July 2026, 12 June 2026
Coldest night: 48°F; 3 June 2026
Wettest day: 2.04 in; 23 July 2026

Every month, season and year

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Every answer in words

Summer 2026 brought 16.93 in of precipitation in Raleigh, NC, the wettest summer since 2025, 36th wettest of 140.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Raleigh, NC: 103°F on Saturday 4 July 2026 and Friday 12 June 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Raleigh, NC: a low of 48°F on Wednesday 3 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Raleigh, NC: 2.04 in on Thursday 23 July 2026.