Climate averages 1991–2020
Charlotte weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Charlotte: daytime highs average 21.5°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 81 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Concord (North Carolina), United States (31 km away). In October its highs average 21.6°C, about as warm as Charlotte, with 83 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Charlotte ranks joint 255th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 267th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Charlotte is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.9°C to 15.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 81 mm to 82 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Concord (North Carolina), United States in OctoberUnited States · 31 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 12.0°C · 83 mm rain
- Gastonia in OctoberUnited States · 31 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.9°C · 86 mm rain
- Rock Hill in OctoberUnited States · 37 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.4°C · 83 mm rain
- High Point in OctoberUnited States · 111 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 82 mm rain
- Winston-Salem in OctoberUnited States · 111 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 10.6°C · 83 mm rain
- Greensboro in OctoberUnited States · 134 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 80 mm rain
- Columbia (South Carolina), United States in OctoberUnited States · 137 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 84 mm rain
- Asheville in OctoberUnited States · 161 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 8.5°C · 79 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.