Fuquay-Varina weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at RALEIGH STATE UNIV, 23 km from Fuquay-Varina; records cover 1887–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.4 in1254 mm
- Snow a year
- 5 in11 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 26
- First fall freeze
- Nov 8
- Heating degree days
- 3,164
- Cooling degree days
- 1,778
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 19°−7° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Fuquay-Varina in January
Highs average 52°11° and lows 32°0°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 2.5 in6.4 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1952)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 724
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Fuquay-Varina in February
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°1°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2023)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 583
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Fuquay-Varina in March
Highs average 63°17° and lows 40°5°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1907)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 431
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Fuquay-Varina in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 49°9°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1896)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 180
- Cooling degree days
- 47
Fuquay-Varina in May
Highs average 80°27° and lows 58°14°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1953)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1939)
- Heating degree days
- 40
- Cooling degree days
- 166
Fuquay-Varina in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 352
Fuquay-Varina in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 70°21°, with 4.7 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2011)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 479
Fuquay-Varina in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 69°20°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1983)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 426
Fuquay-Varina in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 63°17°, with 5.7 in145 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1954)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1888)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 242
Fuquay-Varina in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 51°11°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1954)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 154
- Cooling degree days
- 51
Fuquay-Varina in November
Highs average 62°17° and lows 41°5°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1950)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 409
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Fuquay-Varina in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 35°2°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1956)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 628
- Cooling degree days
- 2