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Best time to visit Raleigh

October is the best time to visit Raleigh for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 93/100
The least cloud October 46 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 78 mm
Warmth July 31 °C
Cooler weather January 10 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 93 22 °C 7
2 April 90 22 °C 9
3 May 84 26 °C 11
4 September 79 27 °C 10
5 November 75 16 °C 8
6 March 71 16 °C 10
7 June 67 30 °C 13
8 August 62 30 °C 13
9 February 56 12 °C 9
10 July 55 31 °C 16
11 December 54 12 °C 9
12 January 48 10 °C 9

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 9 wet days and highs near 10 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 10.2 °C 92 mm 54 %
February 12.3 °C 78 mm 57 %
March 16.4 °C 104 mm 54 %
April 21.8 °C 90 mm 52 %
May 25.9 °C 89 mm 56 %
June 29.7 °C 106 mm 58 %
July 31.5 °C 113 mm 58 %
August 30.2 °C 110 mm 56 %
September 27.1 °C 122 mm 54 %
October 21.7 °C 81 mm 46 %
November 16.1 °C 87 mm 48 %
December 11.8 °C 90 mm 55 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.