Average Temperature in Chapel Hill by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for each year between 1892 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in Chapel Hill?

1933 was the warmest year in the history of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The average daily high temperature was 75.3 °F, and the average low was 51.1 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in Chapel Hill?

1978 was the coolest year in the history of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The average daily high temperature was 68.6 °F, and the average low was 42.0 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	39	72.0	49.4
2022	56	71.4	48.5
2021	42	71.6	49.3
2020	31	71.4	50.5
2019	22	72.5	50.2
2016	36	71.6	49.9
2015	48	71.0	49.6
2014	94	69.2	47.1
2013	90	68.8	47.9
2012	30	72.0	49.9
2011	38	72.2	49.3
2010	58	71.1	48.7
2009	83	69.4	48.2
2008	64	71.0	48.2
2007	21	73.4	49.4
2006	52	71.8	48.5
2005	57	71.1	48.7
2004	61	70.6	48.7
2003	84	69.2	48.3
2002	47	71.9	48.9
2001	63	71.4	47.7
2000	89	70.1	47.0
1999	55	71.6	48.2
1998	28	72.4	49.7
1997	77	70.2	47.8
1996	92	68.8	47.6
1995	79	69.7	48.1
1994	65	70.5	48.3
1993	67	70.2	48.4
1992	85	69.0	48.4
1991	23	72.6	49.9
1990	25	74.6	47.9
1989	101	70.3	44.8
1988	98	71.1	44.2
1987	88	71.4	45.8
1986	72	72.4	45.8
1985	66	72.0	46.6
1984	109	69.4	44.7
1982	105	70.0	44.7
1981	110	69.8	44.3
1980	108	70.4	43.8
1978	113	68.6	42.0
1977	104	70.5	44.3
1976	107	70.3	44.0
1975	87	71.1	46.2
1974	82	70.8	46.8
1973	75	70.6	47.5
1972	95	68.8	47.3
1971	80	69.7	48.1
1970	74	70.6	47.5
1969	100	68.8	46.6
1968	93	70.2	46.1
1967	103	69.1	45.9
1966	99	69.1	46.2
1965	81	70.2	47.5
1964	97	70.3	45.6
1963	112	69.3	44.0
1962	102	68.9	46.2
1961	96	69.7	46.3
1960	106	69.0	45.6
1959	71	70.6	47.6
1958	111	68.2	45.5
1957	70	70.6	47.8
1956	73	70.8	47.3
1955	60	72.3	47.4
1954	46	73.6	47.1
1953	15	74.6	48.7
1952	34	73.4	48.4
1951	50	73.0	47.5
1950	45	72.2	48.5
1949	2	74.8	51.2
1948	17	73.9	49.1
1947	41	73.2	47.9
1946	6	74.4	50.9
1945	8	72.8	51.9
1944	24	72.7	49.8
1943	12	73.7	49.7
1942	13	72.8	50.5
1941	9	74.0	50.4
1940	54	71.3	48.7
1939	5	74.3	51.1
1938	7	73.9	51.2
1937	16	73.1	50.1
1936	19	72.9	50.0
1935	26	72.0	50.1
1934	18	72.6	50.3
1933	1	75.3	51.1
1932	4	74.6	50.8
1931	14	74.2	49.1
1930	27	73.5	48.5
1929	33	72.3	49.4
1928	51	71.8	48.8
1927	32	72.9	48.9
1926	40	72.9	48.2
1925	37	72.9	48.6
1924	62	72.2	47.1
1923	11	74.0	49.5
1922	10	73.9	50.3
1921	3	75.1	50.7
1916	44	71.5	49.3
1913	20	73.3	49.5
1909	35	73.2	48.3
1905	69	70.3	48.3
1902	53	71.8	48.5
1901	86	69.8	47.6
1900	29	73.1	49.0
1899	68	70.7	47.9
1898	59	70.6	49.2
1896	43	72.0	48.9
1895	91	69.6	46.9
1894	49	71.9	48.7
1893	76	71.1	46.9
1892	78	71.5	46.4

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1891–2024	Chapel Hill 2W	location