North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Wake County, NC

A 48.1" / 60.6°F normal · 2025 ran 91% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 69% (18.2") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 3rd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.6°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

48.1in
annual precipitation · 60.6°F

2025 vs Normal

91%
44.0" · 61.1°F (+0.5 vs normal)

Wettest Year

63.3in
2020

Driest Year

34.2in
2007

Biggest Rain Day

7.67in
Sep 16 · 1999

Warmest Year

62.5°F
2024

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

41°
J
45°
F
51°
M
60°
A
68°
M
76°
J
80°
J
78°
A
72°
S
61°
O
51°
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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