Chapel Hill weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Chapel Hill, Tennessee: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Christiana 5w, 21 km from Chapel Hill; records cover 2004–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 57.9 in1471 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- 4,063
- Cooling degree days
- 1,246
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 9°−13° (heating, 99%) and 96°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Chapel Hill in January
Highs average 47°8° and lows 26°−3°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2022)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (2024)
- Heating degree days
- 883
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Chapel Hill in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 29°−2°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2023)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 696
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Chapel Hill in March
Highs average 60°16° and lows 36°2°, with 5.8 in147 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2026)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 535
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Chapel Hill in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 43°6°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2011)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 275
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Chapel Hill in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 53°12°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2012)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 92
- Cooling degree days
- 90
Chapel Hill in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°17°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 43°6° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 242
Chapel Hill in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 65°19°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 52°11° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 350
Chapel Hill in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 64°18°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2007)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 331
Chapel Hill in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 57°14°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 178
Chapel Hill in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 45°7°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 233
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Chapel Hill in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 35°2°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2016)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 530
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Chapel Hill in December
Highs average 51°10° and lows 29°−2°, with 5.8 in148 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2007)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 783
- Cooling degree days
- 0