Seasons in Raleigh (Holly Springs: how much, landscaping, to buy) - The Triangle Area - City-Data Forum

Teach07 · 06-25-2007, 03:16 PM

Can anyone describe the fall/winter season in Raleigh? I know it isn't much snow, but around which month does the temp (fall) start to really set in? White Xmas? I am coming from Indiana and I know that the winters arent as severe as the midwest, but I'd like to know more about Raleigh's distinct seasons in terms of months.

Priorityonecb · 06-25-2007, 03:19 PM

I'd like the answer to this as well. We do a big "back to school" shopping trip every August. Up until now, it's to include sweatshirts, long pants, boots, coats (Colorado winters!). Now...I'm not sure what to buy for this coming fall/winter season!

lamishra · 06-25-2007, 03:48 PM

In Raleigh: Temps usually start to get crisp around the mid-end of October. Night time temps can get "chilly" then. Daytime temps are still usually mild through November. We rarely ever see a white Christmas, or white anything for that matter. I've seen multiple Christmases with temps in the 70's. January and Feb are usually the coldest months.
As far as back to school shopping, my kids usually get several short sleeved and long sleeved shirts with pull over hoodies to wear in the cooler mornings, but can be removed as they day heats up. They'll still be wearing shorts when school starts back up.

One coat and a heavier weight jacket is usually enough. My kids hardly even wear their coats unless we go skiing or something.

canesfan69 · 06-25-2007, 08:23 PM

I wondered about the weather more than anything before moving to Holly Springs recently. Summer, or what feels like summer, lasts from May to September with temps usually reaching 80 each day and 90 June-August. This winter we had 2 "snowfalls", about a trace of snow each time which melted by afternoon. Winter (December-February) temps were quite mild compared to what I'm used to in New England. Most days were bright and sunny and about 50. There were a few days through March however, that hardly reached 40, but this was rare. There were many nights between November-March that were in the 20s, but when the sun is shining here you can count on it being warm, even in winter. More than anything I've noticed is how bright and sunny it is here, how you can site outside most of the year, and how beautiful the landscaping and flowers are throughout the year. You could be justified simply moving here for the weather.

canesfan69 · 06-25-2007, 08:28 PM

I probably should add... leaves had completely fallen off the trees by the end of November and had returned early in April. Blooming occurred this past spring in late March, around Easter. Fall foliage was nice, though there are more pine trees here, which are towering and beautiful in their own right, so you don't get the extreme colors that you see up north.

suncat · 06-25-2007, 08:33 PM

I've heard Raleigh can get crippling ice storms. Can anyone tell me how often these occur? Thanks.

tassy · 06-26-2007, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by suncat

I've heard Raleigh can get crippling ice storms. Can anyone tell me how often these occur? Thanks.

theres probably a real good one every couple of years...

findingmesomeday · 06-26-2007, 06:47 AM

Leaves: Trying to figure out how much later leaves fall off and how much earlier they come back (along with flowers, etc.) than in New England. Sometimes I feel as though we spend at least 8 months with that bare winter landscape.

I guess no pond skating, huh? We've had a backyard rink for 10 years, along with just about every other neighbor in town.