Kannapolis weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Kannapolis, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at CONCORD, 10 km from Kannapolis; records cover 1891–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 47.9 in1216 mm
- Snow a year
- 3 in8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 27
- First fall freeze
- Nov 2
- Heating degree days
- 3,293
- Cooling degree days
- 1,755
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 16°−9° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Kannapolis in January
Highs average 53°12° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1943)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 749
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Kannapolis in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 31°0°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1977)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 587
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Kannapolis in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 38°3°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1945)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 433
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Kannapolis in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 47°8°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1980)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 185
- Cooling degree days
- 48
Kannapolis in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 56°13°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1941)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 49
- Cooling degree days
- 165
Kannapolis in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 65°18°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 353
Kannapolis in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 69°20°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 473
Kannapolis in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 67°20°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1983)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 419
Kannapolis in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 61°16°, with 4.2 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1939)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 234
Kannapolis in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°24° and lows 48°9°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1954)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1891)
- Heating degree days
- 168
- Cooling degree days
- 48
Kannapolis in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 37°3°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1974)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 438
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Kannapolis in December
Highs average 56°13° and lows 32°0°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2007)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1935)
- Heating degree days
- 664
- Cooling degree days
- 1