Best time to visit Charlotte

October is the best month in Charlotte, scoring 84 out of 100, with July the weakest at 39. The 45-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. Only 3 months come close to the top, which makes the timing narrow.

July is the warmest month at 33.2 °C and January the coolest at 10 °C — a 23.2 °C spread across the year. Around 97 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in July and the months either side. At the other end, 64 nights a year fall below freezing: the winter here is a real one.

There is a real wet season here. June to August carry the rain — up to 18 wet days in a month — while January, February, April, October and November drop as low as 8. That 10-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Charlotte, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight runs from 9.8 hours in winter to 14.5 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are October, April, May. The one to think twice about is July. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Charlotte month by month