Climate averages 1991–2020
Charlotte weather
in February.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cool month in Charlotte: daytime highs average 12.0°C and nights cool to about 1.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 83 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 53 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Concord (North Carolina), United States (31 km away). In February its highs average 12.0°C, about as warm as Charlotte, with 84 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Charlotte ranks joint 245th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 337th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Charlotte is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 16.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 83 mm to 106 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Charlotte climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C0.4°C | 0.4°C | 91 | 9.4 | 10.110 h |
| February, selected | 12.0°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 83 | 8.7 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.1°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 106 | 9.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.3°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 87 | 8.8 | 13.113 h |
| May | 25.9°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 76 | 10.2 | 14.014 h |
| June | 29.7°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 95 | 13.1 | 14.514 h |
| July | 31.5°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 98 | 14.2 | 14.314 h |
| August | 30.2°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 96 | 12.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 27.1°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 98 | 9.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 21.5°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 81 | 6.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 15.6°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 82 | 7.8 | 10.410 h |
| December | 11.2°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 93 | 9.1 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Concord (North Carolina), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 31 kmHigh 12.0°C · Low 2.2°C · 84 mm rain
- Gastonia in FebruaryUnited States · 31 kmHigh 11.8°C · Low 2.1°C · 88 mm rain
- Rock Hill in FebruaryUnited States · 37 kmHigh 12.6°C · Low 2.9°C · 87 mm rain
- High Point in FebruaryUnited States · 111 kmHigh 10.7°C · Low 0.6°C · 84 mm rain
- Winston-Salem in FebruaryUnited States · 111 kmHigh 10.7°C · Low 0.4°C · 83 mm rain
- Greensboro in FebruaryUnited States · 134 kmHigh 10.7°C · Low 0.6°C · 81 mm rain
- Columbia (South Carolina), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 137 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 3.9°C · 87 mm rain
- Asheville in FebruaryUnited States · 161 kmHigh 9.3°C · Low -1.0°C · 84 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Charlotte) is explained once on the Charlotte year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.