Wendell weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Wendell, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at CLAYTON WTP, 20 km from Wendell; records cover 1955–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 52.1 in1324 mm
- Snow a year
- 3 in8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 4
- First fall freeze
- Nov 6
- Heating degree days
- 3,394
- Cooling degree days
- 1,579
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 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Wendell in January
Highs average 52°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation and 2.2 in5.6 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2022)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 752
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Wendell in February
Highs average 56°13° and lows 31°−1°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2023)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 611
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Wendell in March
Highs average 63°17° and lows 37°3°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1990)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 465
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Wendell in April
Highs average 73°23° and lows 46°8°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1990)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 209
- Cooling degree days
- 37
Wendell in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 56°13°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1962)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 55
- Cooling degree days
- 139
Wendell in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°18°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1959)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 307
Wendell in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 69°21°, with 6.1 in156 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1977)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 434
Wendell in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 68°20°, with 5.9 in149 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1988)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 388
Wendell in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 62°16°, with 5.9 in150 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1980)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 15
- Cooling degree days
- 218
Wendell in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 49°9°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 180
- Cooling degree days
- 44
Wendell in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 38°3°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2022)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 441
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Wendell in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 32°0°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1998)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 663
- Cooling degree days
- 1