Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Waxhaw, NC. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Waxhaw typically lands in comfortable spring territory, with average highs near 72° and lows around 45°. The date has seen wild swings over 130 years of records — from a bitter 22° in 1904 all the way to 88° just this year in 2025. Rain is unlikely today, with only a 22% historical chance of precipitation and essentially no shot at snow.
Waxhaw's weather has real teeth at the extremes — the thermometer has climbed to 107° in August 1983 and plunged to -10° in February 1899, a 117-degree spread over the station's history. A single October day in 1990 dumped 7.72 inches of rain, and a January 2000 snowstorm buried the area under 13 inches.
Waxhaw runs hot from June through September, with peak highs averaging 91° in mid-July and humid summer afternoons that define the season. Winters are mild by most standards — the coldest stretch of the year sees average highs only dipping to the low 50s in January. Late summer is the wettest period, with the first two weeks of August historically the soggiest, while spring and fall offer the most reliably pleasant conditions.