- 1212°C max day temperature
- 6 hours of sunshine per day
- 99 days with some rainfall
- -1-1°C min night temperature
- 1111 hours of daylight per day
- 0No heat & humidity
- 9898 mm of monthly rainfall
- 44 (Moderate) UV index
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How warm is it in North Carolina in February?
Daytime temperatures usually reach 12°C in Raleigh, North Carolina in February, falling to -1°C at night.
How sunny is it in North Carolina in February?
There are normally 6 hours of bright sunshine each day in Raleigh, North Carolina in February - that's 57% of daylight hours.
Does it rain in North Carolina in February?
There are usually 9 days with some rain in Raleigh, North Carolina in February and the average monthly rainfall is 98mm.
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Daily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 52°F to 59°F, rarely falling below 39°F or exceeding 72°F.
Daily low temperatures increase by 5°F, from 34°F to 39°F, rarely falling below 22°F or exceeding 53°F.
For reference, on July 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Charlotte typically range from 71°F to 89°F, while on January 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 33°F to 51°F.
The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.
Average Hourly Temperature in February in Charlotte
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The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Shkodër, Albania (5,111 miles away); Fūman, Iran (6,505 miles); and Yangzhong, China (7,967 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Charlotte (view comparison).
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Clouds
The month of February in Charlotte experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 49% throughout the month.
The clearest day of the month is February 23, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 53% of the time.
For reference, on January 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 51%, while on October 8, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 66%.
Precipitation
A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Charlotte, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is essentially constant, remaining around 26% throughout.
For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 44% on July 11, and its lowest chance is 19% on October 30.
Over the course of February in Charlotte, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 23% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 3% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 1% throughout.
Rainfall
To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.
The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Charlotte is increasing, starting the month at 2.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.8 inches or falls below 1.1 inches, and ending the month at 3.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.8 inches or falls below 1.3 inches.
Snowfall
As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.
The average sliding 31-day snowfall during February in Charlotte is decreasing, starting the month at 2.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.3 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 1.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.1 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.
Sun
Over the course of February in Charlotte, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 55 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 1 second, and weekly increase of 14 minutes, 9 seconds.
The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 10 hours, 29 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 28, with 11 hours, 24 minutes of daylight.
The latest sunrise of the month in Charlotte is 7:22 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 28 minutes earlier at 6:54 AM on February 28.
The earliest sunset is 5:51 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 26 minutes later at 6:18 PM on February 28.
Daylight saving time is observed in Charlotte during 2022, but it neither starts nor ends during February, so the entire month is in standard time.
For reference, on June 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:09 AM and sets 14 hours, 32 minutes later, at 8:41 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:28 AM and sets 9 hours, 47 minutes later, at 5:14 PM.
The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.
Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in Charlotte
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of February 2022. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).
Moon
The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2022. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
Humidity
We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.
The chance that a given day will be muggy in Charlotte is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.
For reference, on July 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 80% of the time, while on January 24, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.
Wind
This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.
The average hourly wind speed in Charlotte is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 7.0 miles per hour throughout.
For reference, on March 8, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.2 miles per hour, while on August 1, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.6 miles per hour.
The wind direction in Charlotte during February is predominantly out of the west from February 1 to February 2 and the north from February 2 to February 28.
Wind Direction in February in Charlotte
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).
Growing Season
Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).
The growing season in Charlotte typically lasts for 7.5 months (231 days), from around March 22 to around November 8, rarely starting before March 3 or after April 12, and rarely ending before October 20 or after November 28.
The month of February in Charlotte is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season gradually increasing from 0% to 7% over the course of the month.
Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.
The average accumulated growing degree days in Charlotte are gradually increasing during February, increasing by 73°F, from 51°F to 124°F, over the course of the month.
Solar Energy
This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.
The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Charlotte is gradually increasing during February, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 3.2 kWh to 4.2 kWh, over the course of the month.
Topography
For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Charlotte are 35.227 deg latitude, -80.843 deg longitude, and 758 ft elevation.
The topography within 2 miles of Charlotte contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 161 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 699 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (607 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,985 feet).
The area within 2 miles of Charlotte is covered by artificial surfaces (100%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (81%) and trees (15%), and within 50 miles by trees (53%) and cropland (32%).
Data Sources
This report illustrates the typical weather in Charlotte, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.
Temperature and Dew Point
There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Charlotte.
For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Charlotte according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.
The estimated value at Charlotte is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Charlotte and a given station.
The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT, 66%, 6 mi, west, -33 ft elevation change)
- Concord Regional Airport (KJQF, 21%, 14 mi, northeast, -56 ft elevation change)
- Charlotte–Monroe Executive Airport (KEQY, 13%, 19 mi, southeast, -79 ft elevation change)
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Charlotte and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.
Other Data
All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.
All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.
Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .
Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .
Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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