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Monthly climate in Alamance, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Alamance features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (42 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -18 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1261 mm (49.7 inches) and receives 129 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Alamance enjoys an average of 3179 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 43 minutes to 14 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Alamance, North Carolina, United States §

The warmest months in Alamance are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 27 °C (76 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 8 °C (42 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Alamance experiences 133 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 41 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Alamance, North Carolina, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(46°F)
Average low 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Mean minimum -9°C
(15°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Minimum -18°C
(1°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Alamance, North Carolina, United States §

Alamance usually has the most precipitation in May, August and September, with an average of 12 rainy days and 126 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Alamance are January, March and November. On average, 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Alamance, North Carolina, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 88 (3.5) 117 (4.6) 82 (3.2) 107 (4.2) 119 (4.7) 108 (4.2) 106 (4.2) 130 (5.1) 128 (5.0) 91 (3.6) 78 (3.1) 106 (4.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 11 11 10 12 13 13 15 10 9 8 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Alamance, North Carolina, United States §

The sunniest months in Alamance are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Alamance: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Alamance, North Carolina, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 163 181 255 284 307 324 354 318 288 267 231 203
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 0m 10h 52m 11h 59m 13h 7m 14h 5m 14h 33m 14h 18m 13h 27m 12h 21m 11h 13m 10h 13m 9h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Alamance, North Carolina, United States §

Alamance experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Alamance UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Alamance, North Carolina, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 5 3