North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Chatham County, NC

A 46.5" / 60.4°F normal · 2025 ran 102% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 70% (18.09") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +2°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

46.5in
annual precipitation · 60.4°F

2025 vs Normal

102%
47.4" · 60.9°F (+0.5 vs normal)

Wettest Year

64.6in
2018

Driest Year

34.6in
1986

Biggest Rain Day

5.8in
Sep 6 · 1996

Warmest Year

62.1°F
1990

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

41°
J
45°
F
51°
M
60°
A
68°
M
76°
J
79°
J
78°
A
72°
S
61°
O
50°
N
44°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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