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Charlotte Marathon weather
November 14, 2026 · Charlotte, NC · traditional start around 7:20 AM (America/New_York) — not yet confirmed for 2026. What the start usually feels like, year by year — and a live start-time read once the race confirms its schedule and race week arrives.
Countdown
80 days to race day
The live race-day forecast unlocks 74 days from now, when November 14, 2026 enters the 7-day forecast window. Until then, live hourly data is not available; the history below shows what race morning usually looks like.
The 2026 start time hasn't been published yet — the 7:20 AM start shown here is carried from a previous edition. We'll switch on the live start-time read when the race posts its schedule.
Typical start temp
44°F
median of 9 years
A warm year
46°F
75th percentile start temp
Rain at the start
11%
1 of 9 measured years
Race-morning weather history
Mid-November Carolina Piedmont: typical start near 41F at 72% humidity, clear — a cold-start, comfortable-finish profile over a rolling course. The marathon relay was discontinued after 2024. No weather cancellation on record; the only lost edition was 2020 (COVID). Wyndo tracks what past editions of the race actually served up at the start hour — temperature, dew point, wind, and rain, and reads the live forecast for the start once the race confirms its schedule and race week arrives.
Median start temp
44°F
p75 (a warm year): 46°F
Median dew point
34°F
at the start hour
Rain at the start
11%
1 of 9 measured years
Warmest start
62°F
in 2022
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| Year | Start temp | Dew point | Wind | Precip (start hr) | Day's high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46°F | 33°F | 6 mph | dry | 74°F |
| 2024 | 41°F | 39°F | 4 mph | dry | 64°F |
| 2023 | 33°F | 29°F | 5 mph | dry | 73°F |
| 2022 | 62°F | 60°F | 4 mph | dry | 73°F |
| 2021 | 44°F | 38°F | 8 mph | dry | 63°F |
| 2019 | 45°F | 31°F | 12 mph | 0.3 mm | 49°F |
| 2018 | 44°F | 35°F | 6 mph | dry | 61°F |
| 2017 | 32°F | 20°F | 7 mph | dry | 48°F |
| 2016 | 46°F | 34°F | 10 mph | dry | 58°F |
Each row is the weather at a real past edition's date and this race's current start hour (ERA5 reanalysis at the start line).
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Race facts
- Start line
- 525 S Tryon Street, Uptown Charlotte, between W Brooklyn Village Ave and Levine Ave of the Arts (start moved here in 2024 — official spectator guide calls it "new this year"); finish on 4th St near Mint St ~1 km north. Coordinates are the OSM block midpoint, approximate to ~60 m.
- Traditional start (not confirmed for 2026)
- 7:20 AM (America/New_York) — Official runner-info page (undated — does not print its edition year): marathon and half both 7:20 AM ET; Chick-fil-A 5K 7:10 AM from the same line (a different race, not a wave). Corrals open 6:30; field organized by pace groups, not timed waves. No wheelchair/elite gun published — unpublished, not absent. The same 7:20 held for 2025, but no source ties it to the 2026 edition explicitly — hence carried_forward; upgrade when a dated 2026 schedule publishes.
- Field size
- Marathon finishers, 2025 edition, per FindMyMarathon (aggregator; official RunSignUp results list no 2025 set). Weekend headcount (~11,000+) is ~4x this — do not substitute.
- Registration
- open (RunSignUp/Race Roster, tiered; 2026 marathon $150; sold out in 2024, so effectively capped)
Wyndo is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Charlotte Marathon (officially the "Novant Health Charlotte Marathon") or its organizers. Race names are used descriptively to identify the event; schedules and start times belong to the race — always confirm details on the official site. Weather guidance here is informational, never medical advice, and event alert flags on race day belong to the race's own medical team.