Fayetteville climate — normals and trends
Fayetteville (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,137 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Fayetteville averages 42 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Fayetteville has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 9 July 1977) and the coldest -17.6 °C (on 12 February 1973).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
FayettevilleNorth Carolina
- coords
- 35.05°, -78.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,137mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
90 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.6 °C
9 July 1977
Coldest day
-17.6 °C
12 February 1973
Wettest day
167 mm
16 September 2024
Windiest day
70.0 km/h
5 September 1996
Strongest gust
155.5 km/h
6 September 1996
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
9 July 1977
Coldest feels-like
-24.2 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
25.3 cm
11 December 1958
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.7 °C | -2.0 °C | 38 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 15.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 50 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 22.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 71 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 89 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 168 mm | +83 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 115 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 121 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 149 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 62 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 110 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 19.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 50 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 12.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 62 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fayetteville?
Fayetteville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 1,137 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fayetteville?
The hottest day measured in Fayetteville between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1977, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fayetteville?
The coldest day measured in Fayetteville between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1973, at -17.6 °C.
Does it snow in Fayetteville?
Yes. Fayetteville gets on average 8.1 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of Fayetteville warmed?
Yes: Fayetteville warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fayetteville?
The wettest day measured in Fayetteville between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2024, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fayetteville?
The windiest day measured in Fayetteville between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1996, with winds reaching 70.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fayetteville?
The warmest month in Fayetteville is July (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Fayetteville?
Fayetteville receives on average 1,137 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fayetteville?
Fayetteville gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fayetteville?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fayetteville between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1958, with 25.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fayetteville?
Yes: Fayetteville has on average 90 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fayetteville?
In Fayetteville, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 9 July 1977, and the lowest was -24.2 °C on 21 January 1985.
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